A guardian of Pacific culture: The Pacific Community at 75
The Pacific Community turned 75 on the 6th of February 2022. As we mark 75 years of the Pacific Community’s Service to the region, on the 6th of each month we will feature a key moment in history for the organisation.
Pacific Health Ministers commit to strengthening health systems to meet current and future health challenges
The original press release was published on WHO website and was reposted here with permission.
Addressing coconut damage and recovery after volcanic eruptions
The volcanic eruption and tsunami in Tonga remind us of the power of nature and the vulnerability of small Pacific Island communities. The immediate consequences of ash and destruction are spectacular, but the longer-term effects and disruption of…
Strengthening health interventions in the Pacific through the years
Capacity building and strengthening of core competencies for public health is a priority of the Pacific Public Health Surveillance Network (PPHSN) since its creation twenty-five years ago.
Throughout the years, the Pacific Community (SPC) together with…
Strengthening radiology services in the Pacific Region- Meet Raymond Poe Esiason Laulu, a Radiologist based in Samoa
A group of 22 radiologists from 7 Pacific Island Countries and Territories (PICTs) in 2021, enrolled and completed the International Certificate in Radiology Fundamentals, in another step to broaden the region’s medical expertise.
“It changed everything for me”, Lorian Finau-Groves from Samoa
Lorian Finau-Groves attended the Pacific Fisheries Leadership Programme (PFLP) which aims to strengthen the leadership capabilities and capacities of emerging female and male leaders in the Pacific fisheries sector.
I was newly appointed as a…
Special Edition of Lagipoiva 360 Pacific Geopolitics on International Women's Day
Tonight Lagipoiva is interviewing le Afioga Leituala Kuiniselani Toelupe Tago - Elisara who is the Regional Director for Polynesia at The Pacific Community (SPC). Leituala shares her views on women's leadership, cultural leadership and equality in the…
Stat of the week: Happy International Women's Day to the estimated 6,227,000 women in the Pacific
Happy International Women's Day to the estimated 6,227,000 women in the Pacific (age 15 years and over).
Age
Mid-year population estimate, females, 2022*
All ages (15+)
6,227,000
15-19
588,400
20-24
515,300
25-29
511,400
30-34
444,200
35-39
Agriculture recovery information sheets distributed to Tongans and regionally after calamitous eruption
The massive eruption of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’aipi volcano in January 2022 has devastated communities and will have far-reaching effects on Tonga agriculture.
SPC’s Land Resources Division (LRD) has responded by consulting its agriculture and soil…
Stat of the week: Tuvalu maintained positive GDP growth of 4.4% in 2020
Data for 2020 confirmed the impacts of #COVID19 on the world's countries' economies.
Despite the pandemic, Tuvalu maintained positive GDP growth of 4.4% in 2020.