Rachael Poon Keywords COVID-19 wastewater water Asia Pacific Australia ADB Pacific WASH Read more about Rachael Poon Rachael Poon is currently working as one of the two lead initiators and current managers of the COVID-19 response in her role as the Principal Scientist in the Wastewater Surveillance for SARS-CoV-2 team for the Victorian Department of Health (Australia). She has previously worked as a molecular microbiologist studying Clostridia before moving to the Department of Health where she has worked as a scientist in the Health Protection Branch for 11 years.
Material: Practical Tools and Tips on Mainstreaming Gender for Water Utilities Read more about Material: Practical Tools and Tips on Mainstreaming Gender for Water Utilities This presentation gives an overview of tools and tips on how gender can be mainstreamed in WASH.
Georgina Hou Keywords Pacific WASH Solomon water Read more about Georgina Hou Georgina Hou is a WASH National Officer of Solomon Water. She’s been working in the WASH sector for almost 4 years. She worked with various WASH NGOs, Government WASH partners, and other donor-funded programs on WASH.
Lusia Sefo-Leau Keywords Pacific WASH water sanitation gender Read more about Lusia Sefo-Leau Lusia Sefo Leau is the CEO of PWWA and has held this role since late 2016; she helped establish PWWA as a permanent regional organization for Pacific water and wastewater in Samoa. She has held senior leadership roles in a number of government Ministries, including CEO of the Ministry for Revenue, Deputy CEO, Ministry of Finance, and Deputy Secretary for the Ministry of the Prime Minister and Cabinet—leading major institutional and capacity building reforms and projects including government-wide programs and some regional organizations.