Monica Innes Asher is a New Zealand paediatrician. She is professor of paediatrics at the

University of Auckland , mottoeng = By natural ability and hard work , established = 1883; years ago , endowment = NZD $293 million (31 December 2021) , budget = NZD $1.281 billion (31 December 2021) , chancellor = Cecilia Tarrant , vice_chancellor = Dawn F ...

Early life

Asher studied at the Auckland Medical School (1968 to 1973). She also undertook postgraduate study in Paediatrics in Auckland, Whakatane, Ruatoki and at the Montreal Children’s Hospital for three years. She also specialised in respiratory medicine in Montreal.

Career

Asher has been a committee member and health spokesperson for the Child Poverty Action Group for 20 years. In 2016 she stepped down as Head of the University of Auckland's Department of Paediatrics: Child and Youth Health, after being in the role for more than 13 years. In May 2018 she was appointed to the Government's Welfare Expert Advisory Group. She is the chairperson of the Global Asthma Network Executive Group.

Honours and awards

* In the

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, Asher was appointed an

Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit The New Zealand Order of Merit is an order of merit in the New Zealand royal honours system. It was established by royal warrant on 30 May 1996 by Elizabeth II, Queen of New Zealand, "for those persons who in any field of endeavour, have rend ...

, for services to paediatrics. * In 2007, the

Health Research Council Health, according to the World Health Organization, is "a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease and infirmity".World Health Organization. (2006)''Constitution of the World Health Organizat ...

awarded her the Liley Medal for her research leadership. * In 2017, she was selected as one of the Royal Society of New Zealand's "

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". * In 2018, she received the

New Zealand Medical Association The New Zealand Medical Association (NZMA) is an association representing some doctors and medical students in New Zealand. It was officially founded after a meeting in April 1886 at Dunedin Hospital. From 1896 to 1967, the NZMA was considered as ...

’s Chair’s Award for 2017. The award was in recognition of her work to raise awareness of poverty as a key cause for acute and chronic ill-health among children.

References

External links

University of Auckland profile
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