Dinah Hibonne appointed National Council for the Elderly chairperson |02 July 2019
Dinah Hibonne
President Danny Faure yesterday announced the appointment of Dinah Hibonne as the new chairperson of the National Council for the Elderly.
This follows the resignation of Jeanine Chung-Faye who had occupied this position since August 23, 2018.
Ms Hibonne has had a long career in the nursing profession, beginning in 1976. She started as a student nurse and moved to more senior positions such as staff nurse, nursing officer, and senior nursing officer. She was a nurse manager when she retired in 2018.
Ms Hibonne’s appointment takes effect from July 1, 2019.
The vice-chairperson of the National Council for the Elderly board is Anne Desir. The other board members are Bibianne Fred, Justin Meme, Gerald Kiwale, Betty-Mai Sofa and Sophia Rosalie.
The chief executive of the National Council for the Elderly is Marie-France Pereira.
The functions of the National Council for the Elderly are to:
- advise the government on all matters concerning the elderly;
- develop standards of care, with a view to professionalise and maintain a high standard of care and service to the elderly;
- monitor, evaluate and regulate domiciliary care being provided; and
- register persons wishing to be employed to work as domiciliary care workers.