PIHOA News
PIHOA Quarterly E-Newsletter: October 2019
Check out PIHOA’s quarterly E-Newsletter HERE for the latest news from the US-affiliated Pacific Island (USAPI) health community. The October 2019 E-Newsletter features a summary of various regional meetings, conferences and trainings and updates on current...
WHO WPRO Director, Dr. Takeshi Kasai Visits PIHOA Honolulu Office
Last week, the World Health Organization Regional Office for the Western Pacific (WHO WPRO) Director, Dr. Takeshi Kasai met wit PIHOA Executive Director, Emi Chutaro, NCD Regional Epidemiologist for the USAPIs, Dr. Haley Cash and Pacific Islands Primary Care...
American Samoa Launches their Second Round of the Lymphatic Filariasis (LF) Mass Drug Administration (MDA)!
On Monday, September 23, 2019, the American Samoa Department of Public Health, in collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the World Health Organization (WHO) and PIHOA, launched the second round of their Lymphatic Filariasis (LF)...
WHO WPRO Director, Dr. Takeshi Kasai Visits PIHOA Guam Office
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)...
New Indo-Pacific Command’s Initiative aims to Strengthen Infrastructure and Improve Health Care Workforces within the Pacific Islands
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 to support and...
PIHOA Board Members, Secretariat Staff and CDC Partners Represent the USAPIs at the 13th Pacific Health Ministers Meeting in Tahiti!
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...
Round Table Discussion with US Surgeon General on Opportunities to Further Coordinate and Strengthen Partnerships to Improve Health and Healthcare in the USAPIs
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...
Blood-borne Pathogens Training held in Pohnpei, FSM
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....
PIHOA E-Blast: RMI MOHHS Vacancies
The Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) is seeking a full-time National Coordinator and International Advisor to work within the Ministry of Health and Human Services (MOHHS) to provide technical assistance and oversee the implementation of the Early Childhood...
PIHOA E-Blast: Consultancy Vacancy – Regional Medical Entomologist
We are seeking an experienced and qualified Medical Entomologist to build regional and local capacity for routine, public health mosquito surveillance and control to limit the spread arboviruses in the US-affiliated Pacific Islands (USAPIs). This position will be...