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Article: Making life better for our people in the Pacific.
- Article from:
- PAC - Pacific Islands Broadcasting Association
- Article date:
- November 4, 2009
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04 NOVEMBER 2009 AUCKLAND (GAY NZ) ----- Our Fono was a great opportunity for people for all the Pacific cultures to come together, saysPacific peoples'healthrepresentativeFuimaono Karl Pulotu-Endemann.
Usually during health discussions I see a row of white faces, with very few darker faces... but it was great to have us all together this weekend, meeting old and new friends.
Even before the onset of HIV in New Zealand,Samoan-born Karl was a key figure in health initiatives for citizens of thePacific Islands. Later he became the first Pacific Islander on the NZ AIDS Foundation Board, and was a founding member of the Pacific Islands AIDS Trust.
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