Pacific Heads of Health focus on key health issues
International Day of Plant Health: This threatened ‘Tree of Life’ is indispensable for a thriving Pacific future
Coconut palms in Vanuatu destroyed by the invasive Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle in 2023
As the world marks International Day of Plant Health today May 12, we are reminded of a tree that has played a vital role in sustaining our Pacific people for many…
Preventing violence against women and girls in the Pacific
The 5th Pacific Regional Energy and Maritime Ministers' Meeting (PRETMM)
The 5th Pacific Regional Energy and Maritime Ministers Meeting (PRETMM) is held in Port Vila, Vanuatu from 8 to 12 May 2023.
Fungus that controls deadly beetle taking effect on Vanuatu islands
Set up of an artificial breeding site sprayed with the Metarhizium biocontrol agent to infect coconut rhinoceros beetles in Vanuatu
As the Pacific Community’s (SPC) PARC (Pacific Awareness and Response to Coconut
Stat of the week: Pacific Food Trade
42% (825,438 Tonnes) of Pacific Imports in 2018 were Cereals.
Be active for the International Day of Sport for Development and Peace
Meet Ranihei, a young woman from French Polynesia with a sedentary lifestyle, who gets help from a patient education nurse in managing her excess weight.
The Pacific Community urges vigilance on coconut pest as Vanuatu recovers from destructive cyclones
Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle coordinator Joe Pakoawia holds bark containing CRB larvae in Vanuatu, in front of dead coconut palms infected by the pest - Credit: SPC
Port Vila (Vanuatu) – Consistent monitoring and surveillance of the…
Stat of the week: The Pacific has counted more than 498 274 cumulated cases of COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic
The Pacific has counted more than 498 274 cumulated cases of COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic. This health crisis touched everyone in the world and the Pacific has not been spared.
Unfortunately, scientists expect more pandemics in the…