Peggy Vidot | |
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Minister of Health | |
Assumed office 3 November 2020 | |
President | Wavel Ramkalawan |
Preceded by | Jean-Paul Adam |
Personal details | |
Born | Peggy Antoinette Vidot
[1] 1958–59 |
Occupation | Nurse, midwife |
Peggy Antoinette Vidot (born 1958–59) [2] is a Seychellois nurse and midwife. Since 3 November 2020, she serves as the Minister of Health. [3]
Vidot is a registered midwife from the Luton and Dunstable School of Midwifery, and a registered nurse from the Bath School of Nursing. She graduated with a master's degree in health services management from the University of Manchester. [4]
In 1977, she started her career as a nurse instructor at the School of Nursing in Seychelles. [4] In 2003, [4] she was appointed Health Advisor for the Commonwealth Secretariat in London. [5] Upon her return to Seychelles [2] in 2012, she was appointed Special Advisor to the Minister for Health, [4] and served until 2016. [2]
Vidot is the chairperson of the National Aids Council in Seychelles, [6] and was a proponent of switching HIV treatment tasks from doctors to nurses and midwives to better combat the disease in Africa. [7] In order to enable the switching, she initiated the African Health Profession Regulatory Collaborative (ARC) together with Patricia Riley of the CDC, as a framework to strengthen nursing and midwifery education. In 2011, ARC was established and has been implemented in 17 nations as of 2016. [8]
On 29 October 2020, Vidot was elected Minister of Health, succeeding Jean-Paul Adam. [5]
She was 18 when she became a nurse in 1977.
Peggy Vidot | |
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Minister of Health | |
Assumed office 3 November 2020 | |
President | Wavel Ramkalawan |
Preceded by | Jean-Paul Adam |
Personal details | |
Born | Peggy Antoinette Vidot
[1] 1958–59 |
Occupation | Nurse, midwife |
Peggy Antoinette Vidot (born 1958–59) [2] is a Seychellois nurse and midwife. Since 3 November 2020, she serves as the Minister of Health. [3]
Vidot is a registered midwife from the Luton and Dunstable School of Midwifery, and a registered nurse from the Bath School of Nursing. She graduated with a master's degree in health services management from the University of Manchester. [4]
In 1977, she started her career as a nurse instructor at the School of Nursing in Seychelles. [4] In 2003, [4] she was appointed Health Advisor for the Commonwealth Secretariat in London. [5] Upon her return to Seychelles [2] in 2012, she was appointed Special Advisor to the Minister for Health, [4] and served until 2016. [2]
Vidot is the chairperson of the National Aids Council in Seychelles, [6] and was a proponent of switching HIV treatment tasks from doctors to nurses and midwives to better combat the disease in Africa. [7] In order to enable the switching, she initiated the African Health Profession Regulatory Collaborative (ARC) together with Patricia Riley of the CDC, as a framework to strengthen nursing and midwifery education. In 2011, ARC was established and has been implemented in 17 nations as of 2016. [8]
On 29 October 2020, Vidot was elected Minister of Health, succeeding Jean-Paul Adam. [5]
She was 18 when she became a nurse in 1977.