Sep 18, 2019 | News
This week the World Health Organization Regional Office for the Western Pacific (WHO WPRO), Dr. Takeshi Kasai met with the PIHOA Guam office staff, consultants and CDC placements in Hagatna! Former Guam Department of Public Health and Social Services (Guam DPHSS)...
Aug 27, 2019 | News
On August 6, 2019, more than 100 people gathered at the University of Hawaii’s John A. Burns School of Medicine (UH JABSOM) to attend the “Finding Sustainable Healthcare Solutions for Oceania” conference! The U.S. military is launching a new effort...
Aug 27, 2019 | News
From August 5-8, 2019, PIHOA Executive Board Members, Secretariat Staff and CDC Partners represented the US-Affiliated Pacific Islands at the 13th Pacific Health Ministers Meeting (PHMM) in French Polynesia! The meeting covered various topics of regional...
Aug 27, 2019 | News
On July 31, 2019, US Surgeon General Jerome Adams traveled to Honolulu to meet with various leaders and organizations, including the University of Hawaii’s John A. Burns School of Medicine (UH JABSOM) students and faculty. During his visit to JABSOM, Dr. Adams...
Aug 27, 2019 | News
In July 2019, a week long blood-borne pathogens training was held in Pohnpei, FSM. Bloodborne pathogens are infectious materials in the blood that can cause disease in humans, including but not limited to: Hepatitis B and C and human immunodeficiency virus, or HIV....