PIHOA News
PIHOA Field Staff in Action at the RMI MOHHS Discussing a COVID-19 School-Based Testing Plan
October 12, 2021 (Majuro, RMI) – PIHOA field staff in action! Epidemiologist Dr. Jane Matanaicake in deep discussion with the RMI Ministry of Health and Human Services (RMI MOHHS) on a COVID-19 school-based testing plan! Dr. Matanaicake recently joined PIHOA as a...
PIHOA E-Blast: PIHOA Microbiologist and Laboratory Technicians Instrumental in Guam’s COVID-19 Response
October 7, 2021 (Tamuning, Guam) - PIHOA Microbiologist and Laboratory Technicians, Bonita Dydasco and Evelyn Tomokane Instrumental in Guam's COVID-19 Response! Their contributions to the COVID-19 response at the Guam Department of Public Health and Social...
PIHOA E-Blast: Request for Proposal – PCDC/PIHOA Regional NCD Response Evaluation
October 6, 2021 (Honolulu, HI) - PIHOA is requesting proposals for evaluating the impact and effectiveness of the Pacific Chronic Disease Council's Non-Communicable Disease (NCD) Collaborative Initiative and the effectiveness, efficiency, relevancy, and impact of...
PIHOA E-Blast: Improving Palau Vector-Borne Disease Outbreaks Readiness Through Pesticide Applicator Seminars
October 4, 2021 (Koror, Palau) - Within the last decade, the Republic of Palau has experienced many diseases outbreaks transmitted by pest animals. In efforts to prevent and respond to diseases like leptospirosis, dengue, Zika, and Chikungunya, the Palau-Division of...
Join the RMI COVID-19 Preparedness and Response Team!
October 1, 2021 (Majuro, RMI) – Originally from Fiji, Epidemiologist Jane Matanaicake and Public Health Nurses Elesi Tabuiga and Tavaita Suvirara recently joined the Republic of the Marshall Islands Ministry of Health and Human Services (RMI MOHHS) COVID-19...
Congratulations to the CNMI, who now have 14 Certified Laboratory Shippers
September 24, 2021 (Saipan, CNMI) - Earlier this month, the CNMI Commonwealth Healthcare Corporation Laboratory, with support from PIHOA, recertified eight laboratory shippers from Saipan, Tinian, and Rota. The purpose of the training was to strengthen and...
PIHOA E-Blast: Vacancy – Microbiologist I (American Samoa)
September 23, 2021 (Tafuna, American Samoa) - PIHOA is looking for two qualified and experienced Microbiologists to support the American Samoa Department of Health's COVID-19 preparedness and response lab-based public health screening and diagnostic testing...
PIHOA E-Blast: Pacific Public Health Fellowship Program Now Accepting Applicants
September 22, 2021 (Honolulu, HI) - The Pacific Public Health Fellowship Program (PPHFP) is now accepting applicants! The PPHFP is a two-year educational program that provides promising career-minded individuals with robust and practical hands-on learning and training...
Congratulations to Mr. Marcus Samo, who was recently appointed as the FSM Department of Health and Social Affairs Secretary of Health!
September 17, 2021 (Pohnpei, FSM) - Please join us in extending our sincerest congratulations to Mr. Marcus Samo, who was recently appointed as the FSM Department of Health & Social Affairs Secretary of Health. Many of you know Secretary Samo from his...
Devastating decisions loom for the territories if Congress does not act by Sept. 30
September 16, 2021 (Saipan, CNMI) - Imagine a health care system that serves over 3.5 million U.S. citizens (more than the state of Utah) facing up to an 85 percent cut to its federal funding allocation every few years. This is the case for the five U.S....