Médecins Sans Frontières launches medical activities in Kiribati
Médecins Sans Frontières or Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has started providing medical humanitarian assistance in Kiribati, as climate change exacerbates health risks in the...
Time to get off the couch, WHO warns, as 500 million risk developing chronic...
Almost 500 million people will develop heart disease, obesity, diabetes or other noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) attributable to physical inactivity, between 2020 and 2030, if...
Further pandemic support to the Pacific
The New Zealand Government has announced further pandemic support for Pacific Island countries with vaccine boosters, COVID-19 anti-viral treatments, and by strengthening the capacity...
Tonga lifts health restrictions, ends two States of Emergency
After two-years and six-months, Tonga has lifted most of its COVID-19 health restrictions, including that for international travel and the national curfew, effective from...
Climate crisis is a health crisis – Fiji PM Bainimarama
-Climate crisis is fundamentally a health crisis.
Prime Minister Josaia Voreqe Bainimarama made these bold remarks while delivering his statement at the Sustainable Surgical Systems...
Samoa Government scraps COVID-19 travel requirement
It's official. All health restrictions for travelers including mandatory COVID-19 testing have been scrapped, allowing anyone to enter Samoa freely effective today, Thursday 22...
Noncommunicable diseases now ‘top killers globally’ – UN health agency report
From heart disease to cancer and diabetes, noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) now outnumber infectious diseases as the “top killers globally,” the UN health agency said...
‘Time to move on’ as Marshalls drops three-year state of health disaster
The Marshall Islands has ended over three years of a State of Health Disaster and opened its borders to normal travel as of this...
Kiribati drought at critical stage says UN body
Fears of malnutrition and other illnesses are mounting in Kiribati as the country grapples with an ongoing drought.
The Kiribati government in June declared a...
Post-arrival tests removed as entry requirement to Fiji
Fiji has removed covid-19 tests on arrival as entry requirement to the country, beginning Monday.
Over the past six weeks, Fiji’s health system has continued...
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Pacific Islands Forum members are making progress on a long-term regional plan, but challenges remain in turning commitments into results, according to a new...
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China-U.S competition for rare earths sparks plan to mine Pacific seabed near Guam
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