Josephine Herman
Josephine Aumea Herman is a Cook Islands physician and public servant. Since June 2018 she has served as Secretary of Health in the Cook Islands government.
A physician with a research PhD, Herman studied medicine in Port Moresby in Papua New Guinea and at the University of Auckland.[1] She is a volunteer with the organization DAISI, Doctors Assisting in South-Pacific Islands, and is vice-chair of Pacific Heads of Health.[2][3][4][1] In her official capacity she has been responsible for coordinating the government's response to the 2019 outbreak of dengue fever on the islands.[5][6] She has spoken of the need to preserve Cook Islands Māori.[7] Herman is the aunt of current Cook Islands Secretary of Internal Affairs Anne Herman; the two were named to their department secretary roles at the same time by Prime Minister Henry Puna.[1]
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- "14 confirmed dengue cases in Cook Islands". RNZ. Apr 2, 2019. Retrieved May 21, 2019.
- "RNZ: Dateline Pacific: Cook Islands 'holding and containing' dengue outbreak on Apple Podcasts". Apple Podcasts. Retrieved May 21, 2019.
- "Cook Island PM endorses push to save language". Cook Island PM endorses push to save language. Retrieved May 21, 2019.