[POSTPONED] Eight Pacific Heads of Health (PHoH) Meeting
The Eight Pacific Heads of Health (PHoH) Meeting will convene in Nadi, Fiji from the 22nd-24th of April 2020.
Childhood obesity, a major concern in the Pacific
Most behaviours linked to non-communicable diseases (NCDs) begin in early childhood. NCDs, such as diabetes, heart disease, chronic respiratory disease and cancer, are the leading cause (75%) of deaths in Pacific Island countries and territories.
The Launch of a Multi-sectoral National NCD Strategic Plan 2019-2023: Scaling up Action on NCD in the Solomon Islands
Non-communicable diseases (NCD) account for around 75% of all deaths in the Pacific including the Solomon Islands, creating a ‘human, social and economic crisis’ and representing a hurdle to the healthy island vision and a barrier to achieving…
Non Communicable Diseases in focus at the 13th Pacific Health Ministers meeting
The Pacific is known for its subsistence living, communal farming practices and self-sufficiency when it comes to fresh farm produce. But the region also has a growing reputation as having one of world’s highest Non-communicable disease (NCDs) rates. For…
Pacific Health Ministers Meeting
Image: 12th Pacific Health Ministers Meeting - Rarotonga, Cook Island (2017)
Health ministers from Pacific island countries and areas will gather in Papeete, French Polynesia for the 13th Pacific Health Ministers Meeting.
The biennial…
Pacific Civil Registrars Network (PCRN) - Disaster Preparation and Response Workshop
The Pacific Civil Registrars Network is meeting in Suva to discuss the role of civil registration and vital statistics (CRVS) systems in planning and responding to natural disasters and other emergencies.
CRVS systems provide important information…
Laboratory Mentorship Programme: Two laboratory officers from Kiribati on attachment at Mataika House Fiji
SPC introduced a laboratory mentorship programme
which consists of, among others, a 2-week twinning activity with
pre-identified Level 2 reference laboratory. The laboratory mentorship
programme focuses on tasks performed by laboratory…
Tackling infectious diseases and antimicrobial resistance through One Health
Public health is everyone’s health. It involves not just the human health system but also the health of our animals and our ecosystem.
In Nadi, the regional meeting of the Pacific Public Health Surveillance Network (PPHSN, which ended on Friday (7 June…
Pacific Monitoring Alliance for NCD Action (MANA) Dashboard
MANA dashboard presentation at Pacifc Heads of Health Meeting 2018
The Pacific region is often referred to as ‘the Non Communicable Diseases (NCD) capital of the world’. The Pacific Island countries and Territories (PICTs) leaders have declared NCD to be…