November 28, 2025 (Majuro, RMI) – We’re continuing our recap of the 77th PIHOA Executive Board Meeting (EBM) with Part 3, highlighting how strong partnerships and regional collaboration are driving progress in Pacific health.
This edition focuses on key sessions from Day 4, where PIHOA leadership engaged with Pacific regional partners, academic institutions, and nonprofit organizations to advance shared public health priorities across the USAPIs.
Highlights include:
- Strengthening long-standing partnerships to support regional health priorities
- Strategic reflections on PIHOA’s 40 years of advocacy, leadership, and mission impact
- PHWINS workforce insights from the de Beaumont Foundation
- PPHFP evaluation findings showcasing its impact on early-career public health professionals
- ASTHO’s 2026 strategic planning to elevate USAPI needs at the federal level
- NACDD updates on shifting national priorities for chronic disease programming
- JABSOM, Yap DHS & CCPI progress toward cervical cancer elimination — with Yap on track for 2030
- GSSH’s regional assessment on LIS/LDX strengthening to improve surveillance and data systems
Across every discussion, one message was clear: Partnerships are essential to building resilient health systems in the Pacific. PIHOA’s continued collaboration with academic, nonprofit, regional, and international partners remains core to its mission of improving health, strengthening systems, and ensuring a healthier future for Pacific communities.
🔗 Read the full e-blast here: 77th PIHOA Executive Board Meeting Recap, Part 3
📌 Stay tuned for Part 4 of the series, which will continue to highlight key discussions, decisions, and outcomes from the 77th PIHOA EBM.