Health Care In The Pacific Islands

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Strengthening Pacific health systems - World Health Organization …

(2 days ago) WebImagine having to deliver health services to a population dispersed across dozens of atolls and island groups, covering a distance of up to 5000 kilometers, with slow internet, extremely high operational costs as well as infrequent transport links. This is the reality …

https://www.who.int/westernpacific/activities/strengthening-pacific-health-systems

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UNICEF PACIFIC ISLANDS Health

(4 days ago) WebMost of the health issues faced by women and children in the Pacific are preventable, and this requires effective primary health care (PHC). PHC addresses the majority of a …

https://www.unicef.org/pacificislands/media/3741/file/Health%20Programme%20Brief.pdf

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Health in the Pacific: 12 Things to Know - Asian …

(4 days ago) WebPacific Island governments spend a relatively high share of their GDP on health- in Nauru, 25% of total government spending goes towards health compared to 4.2% in Viet Nam. Source: ADB. 2012. …

https://www.adb.org/features/facts-and-data-about-health-pacific

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Achieving Universal Health Care in the Pacific: The need for …

(3 days ago) WebPacific Island Countries (PICs) have been at the forefront of effective leadership in relation to managing the COVID-19 pandemic and their nursing and …

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanwpc/article/PIIS2666-6065(21)00249-2/fulltext

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COVID-19 in the Pacific UNICEF Pacific Islands

(2 days ago) WebTraining health workers. UNICEF partnered with the Pacific governments and the Governments of United States, New Zealand, and Japan, among others to launch the ‘Health Care on Air’ distance …

https://www.unicef.org/pacificislands/stories/covid-19-pacific

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Health Challenges of the Pacific Region: Insights From History

(3 days ago) WebAlthough social and environmental factors such as poverty, education, and access to health-care are assumed to be major drivers of this disease burden, there is …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6753857/

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The impact of COVID-19 on public health systems in the Pacific …

(3 days ago) WebThe Pacific Island Countries and Territories (PICTs) have experienced the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in different ways and with different timelines, …

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanwpc/article/PIIS2666-6065(22)00113-4/fulltext

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Pacific Island – WHO Cooperation Strategy 2018–2022

(5 days ago) WebThe Pacific Island Countries and Areas–WHO Cooperation Strategy 2018–2022 provides the overall strategic direction for WHO support to the Pacific. The Cooperation Strategy …

https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/272806/WPRO-2017-DPM-027-pic-eng.pdf

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Health care financing and health outcomes in Pacific Island …

(4 days ago) WebIntroduction. While case studies of large developing countries have provided evidence of public health care spending improving health outcomes such as under-five …

https://academic.oup.com/heapol/article/24/1/72/600111

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VA Pacific Islands Health Care Veterans Affairs

(7 days ago) WebAt VA Pacific Islands Health Care System (VAPIHCS), we are expanding in a big way. See all stories Events. Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islanders Heritage …

https://www.va.gov/pacific-islands-health-care/

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Health Pacific Islands - U.S. Agency for International Development

(1 days ago) WebHealth. USAID assistance is supporting Pacific Island countries to prevent the spread and mitigate the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. USAID programs enable risk …

https://www.usaid.gov/pacific-islands/global-health

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The Pacific region launches Health Care on Air to support

(7 days ago) WebSuva, 6 July 2020 – Today, the Pacific governments, together with partners including UNICEF and the Governments of the United States, New Zealand and Japan, launched …

https://www.unicef.org/pacificislands/press-releases/pacific-region-launches-health-care-air-support-front-line-healthcare-workers-during

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Title: The Pacific Islands Health Care Initiative – Redefining US

(5 days ago) WebThe overarching goal of a health diplomacy program should be to level the playing field as best possible between PICs and the US in the delivery of health care. …

https://canzps.georgetown.edu/2024/01/08/the-pacific-islands-health-care-initiative-redefining-us-diplomacy-in-the-pacific-islands-as-bold-benevolent-and-innovative/

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The pacific island health care project - PubMed

(1 days ago) WebObjective: The Pacific Island Health Care Project (PIHCP) provides humanitarian medical referral/consultation/care to >500,000 indigenous people of these …

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25353012/

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Health Disparities in Native Hawaiians and Other Pacific Islanders

(9 days ago) WebTB disease was reported in 117 Native Hawaiians and Other Pacific Islanders in the United States, accounting for 1.3% of all people reported with TB …

https://www.cdc.gov/health-disparities-hiv-std-tb-hepatitis/populations/native-hawaiian-pacific-islander.html

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Director's Message May 10, 2024 VA Pacific Islands Health Care

(5 days ago) WebFrom May 12, 2024, to May 18, 2024, VA Pacific Islands Health Care System (VAPIHCS) will take part in the celebration of National Police Week. VAPIHCS Police Chief James …

https://www.va.gov/pacific-islands-health-care/stories/directors-message-may-10-2024/

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Investing in Nurses is the Key to Sustainable Healthcare in Asia …

(7 days ago) WebNurses provide most of the hands-on care in a health system, making up almost half of the world's healthcare workforce and delivering nearly 80% of care. With …

https://blogs.adb.org/blog/investing-nurses-key-sustainable-healthcare-asia-and-pacific

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Achieving Universal Health Care in the Pacific: The need for …

(3 days ago) WebIntroduction. Pacific Island Countries (PICs) have been at the forefront of effective leadership in relation to managing the COVID-19 pandemic and their nursing …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8715115/

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Amata Speaks to RPIL Rising Pacific Leaders

(6 days ago) WebAmata Speaks to RPIL Rising Pacific Leaders. May 15, 2024. Press Release. Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata took part last week in a roundtable …

https://radewagen.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/amata-speaks-rpil-rising-pacific-leaders

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The Pacific Island Health Care Project - PMC - National Center for

(3 days ago) WebThe Pacific Island Health Care Project (PIHCP) accepted its first patients in mid-1990. Almost since its inception, I have directed the program. Major referral sites …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4195336/

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How the Renewed Compacts of Free Association Support U.S.

(2 days ago) WebThe United States and the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency signed a new 10-year, $600 million agreement to support sustainable management and …

https://www.jec.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/democrats/2024/5/how-the-renewed-compacts-of-free-association-support-u-s-economic-national-security-and-climate-goals

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New medical technologies are here. But when will they reach your …

(3 days ago) WebHowever, today, most patients encounter little new technology when they see their doctor, observes David Weinkove, bioscience professor at Durham university. The …

https://www.ft.com/content/87d1225b-1581-4e34-a570-375fc9f54a45

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French response in New Caledonia risks helping China, analysts say

(7 days ago) WebFormer Pacific leaders, the region's churches and Pacific Islands Forum chairman Mark Brown have issued statements this week criticising France for pushing …

https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/french-response-new-caledonia-risks-helping-china-analysts-say-2024-05-17/

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Scott Pike '68 OD '70 To Receive Massih Prize Pacific University

(7 days ago) WebA 50-year member of the American Optometric Association, Pike served 28 years as a member of the vision care section of the American Public Health Association …

https://www.pacificu.edu/about/media/scott-pike-68-od-70-receive-massih-prize

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Healthy islands - World Health Organization (WHO)

(4 days ago) WebThe Healthy Islands story. ‘Healthy Islands’ is an ideal envisioned in 1995 at the first Pacific Health Ministers Meeting on Yanuca Island, Fiji. In 2015, the vision was …

https://www.who.int/westernpacific/about/how-we-work/pacific-support/healthy-islands

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School of Health Sciences University of the Pacific

(8 days ago) WebThe School of Health Sciences was built on Pacific’s long-standing reputation for educating health care professionals and features innovative curricula, accelerated programs, …

https://www.pacific.edu/healthsciences

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Nursing - ELMSN University of the Pacific

(2 days ago) WebNational Accreditation. The master's degree in nursing program at University of the Pacific is pursuing initial accreditation by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, 655 …

https://admissions.pacific.edu/healthsciences/programs/nursing

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Solomon Islands: A Change More in Style than Substance

(7 days ago) WebPolitical debate in recent years has been dominated by the government’s relations with China, a major funder of the 2023 Pacific Games. Sogavare pivoted …

https://ipsnews.net/2024/05/solomon-islands-change-style-substance/

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Philippines sends ships to disputed atoll where China building

(2 days ago) WebThe coast guard sent a ship "to monitor the supposed illegal activities of China, creating 'an artificial island'," the office of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said in a …

https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/philippines-sends-ships-disputed-atoll-where-china-building-artificial-island-2024-05-11/

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China military says it 'drove away' US destroyer in South China Sea

(7 days ago) WebChina's military closely monitored and "drove away" USS Halsey that entered the territorial waters of Paracel Islands in the South China Sea on May 10, the …

https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/china-military-says-it-drove-away-us-destroyer-south-china-sea-2024-05-10/

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TUI offers staff housing on Canary Islands to appease anti-tourism

(8 days ago) WebDemonstrations against mass tourism on Spain's Canary Islands have prompted European travel giant TUI to invest in housing for its staff rather than hotels, …

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/tui-offers-staff-housing-canary-islands-appease-anti-tourism-protests-2024-05-15/

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