Master of Public Health and Business
James Cook University, QLD
Ruline is the Executive Director of Health Service Standards at the Autonomous Region of Bougainville’s Department of Health. She recently completed a Masters of Public Health and Business at James Cook University, Townsville.
Prior to her government work, Ruline was the first registered dental officer in Bougainville and earned a Bachelor’s degree in Dental Surgery from the University of Papua New Guinea in 2009.
On her return to Bougainville, Ruline will focus on bringing Bougainville’s health standards inline with the Papua New Guinea National Health Service Standards.
As a young woman who has taken up a leadership position within a key Bougainville government department, Ruline appreciates that she is playing a critical role in leading those under her. She consciously does this in a way that aligns work efforts and contributes to the agreed direction and aspirations for Bougainville as a whole.
She would like to ensure that policy is not developed in an ad hoc manner and through short term thinking, but benefits everyone in the region through an equal and long term approach.
