Dr. Rhonda Sealey-Thomas, hailing from Antigua and Barbuda, is the recently appointed Assistant Director of the Pan American Health Organization.
Graduating in 1998 with a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery from the University of the West Indies, she later obtained a Master of Public Health in 2005 and a Doctorate in Public Health from the Mona campus in Jamaica in 2020.
Dr. Sealey-Thomas commenced her career as a Medical Officer of Health in Antigua and Barbuda from 2000 to 2004, managing diverse healthcare professionals.
Subsequently, she served as the Chief Medical Officer from 2005 to 2023, offering crucial advice on public health, leading national health committees, and representing the government internationally.