The Technical Advisory Group has been established as part of the Ministry’s response to COVID-19.
Membership
- Dr Ian Town (Chair) – Chief Science Advisor, Ministry of Health
- Dr Anja Werno – Chief of Pathology and Laboratories, Canterbury Health Laboratories
- Dr Bryan Betty – Medical Director, Royal New Zealand College of General Practice
- Dr Collin Tukuitonga – Pacific COVID-19 Response Team
- Dr Erasmus Smit – Virologist, ESR
- Dr Matire Harwood – Te Rōpū Whakakaupapa Urutā / Māori Pandemic Coordination Group
- Dr Nigel Raymond – Infectious Disease Physician, Chair NZ Committee of Australasian Society for Infectious Disease
- Professor Nigel French – Massey University
- Dr Sally Roberts – Clinical Head of Microbiology and Acting Clinical Director of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine (LabPlus), National Clinical Lead for the IPC programme, Auckland District Health Board
- Dr Shanika Perera – Medical Officer of Health, ARPHS (WDHB, ADHB, CMH)
- Dr Virginia Hope – Medical Director, ESR
- Professor Michael Baker – Department of Public Health, University of Otago