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WHO: Pacific islands facing a bumpy road toward the …
WebPacific island states and territories may have emerged from the worst days of the Covid-19 pandemic, but they must also brace for other disease outbreaks and climate-related disasters in the future, according to the World Health Organisation.
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BSP Health Launches New Medical Product
WebBSP Health, a subsidiary of BSP Life, and market leader in private health insurance, today announced the launch of a new product called Value Health Care.. Managing Director, Mr Michael Nacola said, “We are delighted to announce this latest innovation which is part of our ongoing efforts to assist our people get access to …
A fraying lifeline: chronically under-funded and lacking …
WebA fraying lifeline: chronically under-funded and lacking resources. Pacific islands health care faces the crisis of a lifetime. The COVID-19 pandemic hasn’t just highlighted the Pacific’s fragile health systems. It’s amplified the central role that public health plays in all aspects of our personal and public lives; from education to
Opinion: PNG’s new health plan: “Leaving no one behind …
WebBy Di Brown, Kylie McKenna and Michele Rumsey . Following nearly two years of COVID-19 prompted commentary on the vulnerabilities of the health system in Papua New Guinea, the country’s new National Health Plan (NHP 2021-2030) has received remarkably little public attention. Launched in December 2021 by Prime Minister James …
The triple challenges of the Blue Pacific: battling a health, …
WebCurrent global forecasts envision a 5.2% contraction of the global economy in 2020 – the deepest global recession in decades. Triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic, this recession will have long term impacts on economies the world over through lower investment, erosion of human capital through lost employment and education and the fragmentation of global …
Improving Pacific Islanders health in NZ and the region
WebThe Niuean-born New Zealand doctor, public health academic, public policy expert and advocate for reducing health inequalities of Māori and Pasifika people, says the centre’s goals are two-fold. “One is to conduct relevant research on problems that affect Pacific people here in New Zealand but also in the islands.
Dr Piukala appointed WHO Regional Director for the …
WebJanuary 24, 2024 _ WHO Media _ Health, Tonga, WHO _ News, Dr Saia Ma’u Piukala. The World Health Organization (WHO) Executive Board today confirmed the appointment of Dr Saia Ma’u Piukala of Tonga as WHO Regional Director for the Western Pacific. Following his confirmation, Dr Piukala addressed the Executive Board: “Today, I stand before
PNG Health sector faces 'serious shortfall in manpower': …
WebPapua New Guinea Shadow Minister for Health and Public Service, Elias Kapavore has supported comments made by the Health Minister Dr Lino Tom and Health Secretary Dr Liko, to review and repeal the recent amendment to PNG’s Public Service Management Act, which prohibits unsuccessful public servants to be re-employed until …
Traditional medicine: Affirmation or resurgence
WebThe World Health Organization defines traditional medicine as “the sum total of the knowledge, skill, and practices based on the theories, beliefs, and experiences indigenous to different cultures, whether explicable or not, used in the maintenance of health as well as in the prevention, diagnosis, improvement or treatment of physical and
The Pacific’s nursing crisis
WebPacific Heads of Health have heard that the shortage of skilled nurses in the region is “unprecedented and poses a threat to the stability, accessibility and quality of essential care delivered at primary, secondary and tertiary levels.”. Concerns about the nursing shortage were raised in a number of papers provided to the Heads of Health
Using 'FOOD HAVENS' to reduce obesity among Pacific and Māori …
WebA new concept in food environments, the food haven, aims to reduce high obesity rates among Pacific and Māori peoples.. Researchers at the AUT Child and Youth Health Research Centre are proposing a new term, the food haven, defined as ‘a space (Vā) or place (papakāinga) where people have high availability of healthy food that is …
Tonga's Dr Saia Ma'u Piukala nominated to lead WHO Western …
WebTonga’s Minister for Health, Dr Saia Ma’u Piukala has been nominated as the next World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Director for the Western Pacific. His candidacy was successful at the WHO Regional Committee for the Western Pacific meeting currently underway in Manila.. Dr Piukala is a surgeon with nearly 30 years of experience as a …
The importance of watercare for sustainable healthcare
WebA Papua New Guinea case study Sustainability is rarely an easy road to travel and Hydroflux Epco’s latest sewage treatment project, in Papua New Guinea (PNG), is a textbook case of determination and persistence to bring sustainable health care to the country’s second most rugged province.
NCDs cannot be ignored says Tonga PM
WebTongan Prime Minister Hu’akavameiliku Siaosi Sovaleni has called for a collective effort to tackle the leading cause of death and disability in Tonga – heart disease, diabetes and some cancers – in a National Non-Communicable Diseases Strategy for 2021-25 launched this week.. The Tonga Health Promotion Foundation says non …
PRESS RELEASE: Oceania Hospitals Pte Ltd (OHPL)
WebPRESS RELEASE: Oceania Hospitals Pte Ltd (OHPL) June 18, 2021 _ Oceania Hospitals _ COVID-19, Health care, Ministry of Health, Vaccination, WHO _ Partner News, Oceania Hospitals Pte Ltd (OHPL) are proud to announce that 99% of our staff are vaccinated with at least the first jab; some have received their second jab also.
Mass resignation in Yap state hospital
WebApril 5, 2022 _ Pacific Island Times/Pacnews _ Federated States of Micronesia, Health, Yap _ News, Aerial view of Yap. The mass resignation of 40 doctors and nurses at Yap State Hospital, has prompted Yap State Governor Jesse Salalu to declare a state of emergency. “There is no sufficient pool of qualified nurses and doctors available on
WHO dismisses Fijian senior official after sexual misconduct …
WebDr Temo Waqanivalu. The World Health Organisation (WHO) has dismissed Dr Temo Waqanivalu, a senior official accused of three separate instances of sexual misconduct over five years. “Dr Temo Waqanivalu has been dismissed from WHO following findings of sexual misconduct against him and [the] corresponding disciplinary process,” the WHO told
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