Margaret Leong
Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) Advisor, the Pacific Community (SPC)
Margaret Leong works with the Pacific Community (SPC) as the Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) Advisor and works with IPC focal points throughout the Pacific Island Countries and Territories (PICTS).
She has 30 years of experience working in the public sector both as a nursing clinician and in senior Nursing leadership roles in Fiji including Government Chief Nursing Office working closely with the Minister and she is the pioneer for IPC and the Fiji Patient Safety program.
She has extensive experience at the Pacific Regional level and understands the regional IPC challenges. Her work includes strengthening IPC capacity and supporting the PICTs through the COVID-19 pandemic.
She is currently the IPC Cell lead of the WHO Pacific Joint Incident Management Team for COVID-19 and recently participated as a member of the external peer review group for the WHO Framework and Toolkit for IPC in Outbreak Preparedness, Readiness and Response at National and Healthcare facility level.
Recent publications include:
Rumsey, M., Leong, M., Brown, D., Larui, M., Capelle, M., & Rodrigues, N. (2022). Achieving Universal Health Care in the Pacific: The need for nursing and midwifery leadership. Review Paper. The Lancet Regional Health-Western Pacific, 19, 100340. Retrieved from https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanwpc/article/PIIS2666-6065(21)00249-2/fulltext