Eliane Chungue Explained

Eliane Chungue (born 16 August 1951)^[1] is a French Polynesian medical researcher and former director of the Malardé Institute.

Chunge was born in Papeete.^[1] After obtaining a doctorate of science at the University of Montpellier, she worked at the Malardé Institute in Tahiti, studying Ciguatera fish poisoning and dengue fever.^[1] From 1996 to 1999 she was director of the institute.^[2] She then moved to the Pasteur Institute in Paris, and from 2001 to 2004 she was director of the Pasteur Institute in New Caledonia.^{[1] [2]} From 2005 to 2011 she worked with the Pasteur Institute of Madagascar to create an epidemio-surveillance unit.^{[1] [2]}

In September 2019, she was made a knight of the Order of Tahiti Nui.^{[1] [3]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Eliane CHUNGUE Chevalier de l’ordre de Tahiti Nui . President of French Polynesia . 26 September 2019 . 6 May 2023.
2. Web site: Éliane Chungue : une vie consacrée à la recherche sur la dengue et la ciguatera . Tahiti Infos . fr . 20 March 2018 . 6 May 2023.
3. Web site: Inauguration du centre Ciguaprod à Paea . TNTV . fr . 26 September 2019 . 6 May 2023.