SPC and WHO launch manual on surveillance and control of Aedes mosquitoes’ vectors in the Pacific
The Pacific Community (SPC) and the World Health Organization (WHO) launched a manual for surveillance and control of Aedes mosquitoes’ vectors in the Pacific during a virtual meeting today.
Mosquitoes of the Aedes genus can transmit viruses that cause…
Unchartered Waters
“If you can dream it, work hard at it, you will surely be able to achieve it. If I can do it, anyone who is determined can do it too.”
Pacific Ministers for Women commit to accelerate progress towards gender equality
Pacific Ministers for Women endorsed priorities to accelerate progress towards achieving gender equality and a full realisation of women’s human rights in the region, at the conclusion of the 7th Meeting of Pacific Ministers for Women last week.
The…
Now available: Handbook to guide the development of a National Multisectoral NCD plan and the establishment of a National Multisectoral NCD committee
The Pacific Community’s (SPC) Public Health Division (PHD) has published a handbook to guide the development of a National multisectoral Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) plan and the establishment of a multisectoral committee to oversee the…
Now available: Pacific guidelines for healthy infants and children under five years of age
The Pacific Community’s (SPC) Public Health Division (PHD) has published a handbook for health professionals and educators on Pacific guidelines for healthy infants and children under five years of age.
Valenicina shines a light on disaster preparedness through data collection
15 minutes' drive from the heart of Fiji's capital city, Suva, lies the community of Valenicina. under the watchful eye of one of its residents, Mosese Sereivalu. This community recently worked together to upgrade their road system, organise health…
Now available: Infection, Prevention and Control Resources – On how to safely put on and remove PPE
SPC in partnership with the World Health Organization (WHO) led Joint incident management team (JIMT) has produced a range of technical Infection prevention and control guidance’s in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic that you can access here.
Women’s Economic Empowerment (WEE): A Development Game Changer
“Women's economic empowerment is a development game changer. The more women participate in a formal or informal economy, the more prosperous families, communities, and countries become. This game changer has significant financial rewards…,” Dr Mareva…
Rakorako: Building flexible and resilient workplaces in Fiji
Twenty-five companies who were surveyed as part of the International Finance Corporations (IFC) webinar series found that employee childcare and workplace responses to domestic and sexual violence were two major issues affecting employees’ productivity…
14th Triennial Conference discusses home-grown initiatives to counter gender based violence
The plenary session for Day two of the 14th Triennial Conference of Pacific Women heard discussions focussing on interesting solution-based and home-grown initiatives to address gender-based violence (GBV).
According to one of the panellists at the GBV…