Stats of the week: Family Remittance - Recovery and resilience through digital and financial inclusion
Remittances to Fij grew by 34.6% between Q4 2019 and Q4 2020.
This week we celebrate International Day of Family Remittance: Recovery and resilience through digital and financial inclusion.
A healthy Pacific population for a healthy future
My name is Dr Berlin Kafoa and in June 2021 I became the new Director for the Public Health Division at the Pacific Community (SPC). The Public Health Division (PHD) supports SPC’s members through the provision of assistance in public health surveillance…
Fiji food safety prioritised in new online training
Increasing food safety initiatives in Fiji has been prioritized under a new online course offered by the Pacific Community (SPC) in partnership with the Fiji Ministry of Agriculture (MoA).
The Paravet Meat Inspection Hygiene and Food Safety training…
Regional heads chart way forward for the livestock sector
Strengthening disease surveillance in livestock and emergency response in the region was highlighted at the consultation of the Pacific Heads of Veterinary and Animal Production Services (PHOVAPS) network on Friday, May 28.
The Consultation on Animal…
Improving specialised clinical services and care in the Pacific
The escalating number of COVID-19 cases in the Pacific has prompted increased collaboration between regional institutions and international donors to safeguard the Pacific people from the ongoing pandemic.
Navigating through the ocean safely
Managing Marine Aids to Navigation
The world’s largest ocean surrounds the Islands of the Pacific. For generations, maritime transport has been an essential part of the people of this region, however the safety of navigating through the oceans is…
2021 World No Tobacco Day: Commit to Quit
Commit to Quit is the theme for this year’s World No Tobacco Day observed on 31 May. It is on this day that governments, non-governmental organizations, and communities join to raise awareness about the harmful tobacco use and the benefits of quitting,…
Resilience and Leadership amidst a global pandemic. Celebrating Women in Maritime
A call to raise awareness on the importance of gender equality to highlight the valuable yet under-utilised contribution of women in the Pacific’s maritime sector was made by international and regional maritime organisations at the conclusion of the…
Pacific Organic Learning Farm Network Launch
The Pacific Organic Learning Farm (OLF) Network is an LRD project administered by POETCom. The launch is at SPC HQ in Noumea next Friday, May 28 at 10 am Noumea time, 11 am in Fiji.
Pacific food systems dialogue to help advance global summit
A first-time dialogue on the complexity of food systems in the Pacific and the challenges they face in a warming world is set to inform a global food systems summit held by the United Nations in September.