PIHOA News
PIHOA E-Blast: Special Issue in the Hawaiʻi Journal of Health & Social Welfare Highlights Public Health Workforce Successes Across the US-Affiliated Pacific Islands
Honolulu, Hawaii – The Pacific Island Health Officers Association (PIHOA) Secretariat is pleased to announce the publication of a special issue of the Hawaiʻi Journal of Health & Social Welfare (September 2026, Vold. 85, No. 9) highlighting how investments in...
PIHOA E-Blast: Public Health Pest Control Training Strengthens American Samoa’s Dengue Outbreak Response Capacity
August 2026 (Pago Pago, American Samoa) – In partnership with the American Samoa Department of Health (ASDOH), the Pacific Island Health Officers' Association (PIHOA), American Samoa Environmental Protection Agency (AS-EPA), American Samoa Community College (ASCC),...
PIHOA E-Blast: Fighting Dengue through Public Health Vector Management Training in Apia, Samoa
July 2026 (Apia, Samoa) – In response to a continued outbreak of dengue fever persisting in Samoa, the Samoa Ministry of Health (MoH) hosted a Public Health Vector Management Training program in Apia, July 27-31, in collaboration with the U.S. Embassy and the U.S....
The Pacific Vector Network Convenes Fourth Annual Meeting to Strengthen Regional Preparedness Against Vector-Borne Diseases
July 21, 2026 (Nadi, Fiji) - Thirty-five (35) vector control professionals from 18 Pacific Island Countries and Territories (PICTs), 12 allied and regional partners, and 5 Pacific Vector Network (PVN) Secretariat representatives gathered for a joint convening of the...
Call for Abstracts: Disasters in the Pacific: Population and Community Impacts
The Hawai'i Journal of Health & Social Welfare, in collaboration with the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa Thompson School of Social Work & Public Health, has announced a Call for Abstracts for an upcoming special issue. This special theme aims to highlight...
2026 Pacific Islands TB Controllers Association Conference
The Curry International Tuberculosis Center is pleased to announce the in-person Pacific Islands TB Controllers Association Conference in Tumon, Guam. This five-day, in-person educational conference will provide training and networking opportunities for TB...
PIHOA E-Blast: Strengthening Public Health Resilience – Integrated Dengue Response and Vector Control in Chuuk State
May 29, 2026 (Chuuk, FSM) - When dengue fever cases were confirmed in Chuuk State in December 2025, a scheduled Category 8 Public Health Pest Control training quickly became an opportunity to support real-time public health response. Delivered by the PIHOA...
PIHOA E-Blast: SENAITE Deployment Marks Key Milestone for the Marshall Islands Ministry of Health and Human Services’ Data Modernization Efforts
May 27, 2026 (Majuro, RMI) - The Republic of the Marshall Islands Ministry of Health and Human Services has reached an important milestone in strengthening laboratory data management and public health infrastructure with the successful deployment of SENAITE, an...
PIHOA E-Blast: REGISTER NOW – 78th PIHOA Executive Board Meeting
May 22, 2026 (Honolulu, HI) - Registration is now open for the 78th PIHOA Executive Board Meeting from June 29-July 3, 2026, in Honolulu, Hawai'i. Join health leaders across the Pacific as we collaborate on strengthening regional public health systems and advancing...
PIHOA Regional Workforce and Fellowship Program Featured at NNPHI 2026!
April 28-30 (New Orleans, LA) - The PIHOA Secretariat was honored to participate in the National Network of Public Health Institutes (NNPHI) Annual Conference in New Orleans from April 28–30. More than 450 public health leaders and practitioners gathered around the...