Healthy mouths, healthy lives: the Pacific’s 2030 commitment
In Pacific island countries and areas, as many as 1 in 2 children have dental caries in their baby teeth – the highest prevalence...
415 new cases of HIV AIDS reported for 2023 : Fiji Health Minister Dr...
Fiji's Ministry of Health has recorded 415 new cases of HIV Aids, from January to December, for the year 2023.
This is compared to 245...
People in Kiribati at high risk to climate crisis and multiple health threats
Kiribati is one of the most remote and geographically dispersed countries in the world. It is also one of the most vulnerable countries to...
WHO chief declares end to COVID-19 as a global health emergency
The head of the UN World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared “with great hope” an end to COVID-19 as a public health emergency, stressing...
Pacific Heads of Health urged to address region’s increasing HIV risk
Last week Pacific Heads of Health were encouraged to jointly address the region’s growing HIV vulnerability through investments in proven prevention, testing, treatment and...
Influenza B Flu outbreak closes schools in Samoa
Schools in Samoa have been closed for a further week as more than two thousand cases of the Influenza B flu have been recorded...
Measles outbreak in American Samoa declared public health emergency
American Samoa has issued a public health emergency after an outbreak of measles has spread across the U.S territory.
As of Tuesday, there has been...
WHO says contaminated cough syrup made in India found in Western Pacific
Contaminated cough syrup made by an Indian company has been found in the Marshall Islands and Micronesia, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on...
Climate change is our gravest concern: Forum DSG Manoni
“Climate change is our gravest concern and we continue to observe on an annual basis how this affects our region,” says Forum Deputy Secretary...
Vaccination programme aims to boost child mortality rates in Pacific region
Junior Tooma was only a month old when a deadly disease quickly took over his body - and one his family feared would eventually...
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Urgent constitutional application filed to challenge Vanuatu Parliament dissolution
The Supreme Court of Vanuatu has registered an urgent court application from the former Opposition, challenging the dissolution of Parliament.
The Opposition group, led by...
Fiji calls global leaders to united in upholding Paris Agreement through 1.5 degrees commitment
Achieving the New Collective Quantifying Goal (NCQG) and keeping the global average temperature rise below 1.5 degrees Celsius are directly linked; one cannot be...
Lilisiana Community in Solomon Islands fights to protect sacred graves from rising seas and...
The Lilisiana community in Solomon Islands is facing an urgent and heartbreaking reality as rising sea levels continue to claim their sacred burial grounds.
Three...