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
- Associate Professor Patricia Priest - Associate Professor Epidemiology, Dunedin School of Medicine, University of Otago
- 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
- 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
- Professor Stephen Chambers - Infectious Disease Physician, University of Otago
- Professor David Murdoch - Clinical Microbiologist, University of Otago