Norma Yeeting

Norma Yeeting
Born
Kiribati
EducationUniversity of the South Pacific
OccupationReproductive health advocate

Norma Timon Yeeting[1] is a reproductive health advocate from Tarawa, Kiribati.

In 1983 she graduated with a B.A. from the University of the South Pacific.[2]

Yeeting is currently Executive Director of the Kiribati Family Health Association and a leading voice for sexual and reproductive health rights. A prominent nongovernment organisation in the Pacific region, the Association is based in South Tarawa and covers twelve additional islands in Kiribati, reaching around 75% of the country's population.[3] With the organization. Yeeting has helped lead research on heath issues in Kiribati, including cancer awareness in South Tarawa.[4] She has also represented Kiribati in advising other nations in their development cooperation efforts in the Pacific region.[5][6]

Yeeting has worked for the Kiribati government in the Ministry of Home Affairs[2] and Ministry of Finance & Economic Development.[7][8] She has also represented Kiribati at the United Nations Commission on Population and Development.[9]

References

  1. ^ Radio New Zealand Editors. "Kiribati marks 39th independence anniversary", Radio New Zealand, New Zealand, 11 July 2018. Retrieved on 28 March 2019.
  2. ^ a b Crocombe, R. G.; Meleisea, Malama (1988). Pacific Universities: Achievements, Problems, Prospects. Suva: Institute of Pacific Studies, University of the South Pacific. p. 305. ISBN 9820200393.
  3. ^ "Norma Yeeting". Pacific Community. 28 August 2017. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  4. ^ "Kiribati encourages cancer screening". Radio New Zealand. 14 September 2017. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  5. ^ Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat (2015). New Zealand: Forum Compact Peer Review Report (PDF). Copyright Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat. pp. ix. ISBN 9789822020434.
  6. ^ New Zealand Family Planning (2014). "Investment in Family Planning in Kiribati". New Zealand Family Planning. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
  7. ^ "2005 Census of Population". IFAD. 10 February 2013. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  8. ^ Asian Development Bank (2009). Kiribati Social and Economic Report 2008: Managing Development Risk. Asian Development Bank. ISBN 978-9292547028.
  9. ^ "Commission on Population and Development - Forty-seventh session". United Nations Papersmart. Retrieved 8 November 2017.


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