Uea Teiaua

Uea Teiaua is of Kiribati descent proudly working as a medical receptionist for Southseas Healthcare. She has been working for Southseas for over a year now, first working out at the COVID-19 testing station during the second stage of the surge last year August 2021 and has now redeployed into working inside the clinic as a receptionist. Uea described her experience at the testing station during the surge a very challenging one but was quick to adapt to the work environment. Upon taking up a new role as a receptionist in the clinic, Uea was ready to learn on the go and throughout this role it has made Uea become more resilient and show a willingness of determination to help our Maori/Pasifika people in the clinic but also outside the clinic. She is also the eldest of five siblings.