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) Director and PIHOA Board President from 2015-2017, James Gillan also joined in. Dr. Kasai was given an overview of accomplishments from PIHOA’s Data for Decision Making (DDM) program, lab strengthening program and emergency preparedness response efforts in the USAPIs. Next week, Dr. Kasai will be visiting the PIHOA Headquarters in Honolulu to discuss ways to further collaborate on work in the Pacific Region!