PIHOA News

PIHOA E-Blast: Vacancy – Regional NCD Surveillance Officer
May 19, 2022 (Honolulu, HI) - Join our team as the Regional Non-Communicable Disease (NCD) Surveillance Officer and help strengthen regional and local NCD surveillance systems and capacities in the U.S.-Affiliated Pacific Islands! PIHOA is currently recruiting...

ASTHO Public Health Review – COVID-19 in the Pacific: What We’ve Learned and Where We’re Going
May 17, 2022 (Majuro, RMI) - While advanced preparedness planning is invaluable, past and current emergencies also serve as critical learning opportunities to inform future public health responses. In this episode of the ASTHO public health review podcast,...

PIHOA E-Blast: Pacific Vector Training on Mosquitoes a Success in Guam
May 13, 2022 (Dededo, Guam) - Team Building Field Trip marked the official last day of the Pacific Vector Training on Mosquitoes for the U.S. Affiliated Pacific Islands (USAPIs) of Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI), and the Republic of...

PIHOA E-Blast: Pacific Vector Training on Mosquitoes – Strengthening vector management in the USAPIs by building local capacity!
May 2, 2022 (Dededo, Guam) - The Pacific Island Health Officers’ Association (PIHOA) is proud to announce that a Pacific Vector Training on Mosquitoes will be held from May 2 through 6, 2022 at the Pacific Island Regional Vector Laboratory located at the Guam...

PIHOA Executive Director Emi Chutaro Joins This Mornings Edition of the ASTHO Public Health Review
April 27, 2022 (Honolulu, HI) - Tune in to todayʻs morning edition of the ASTHO Public Health Review! PIHOA Secretariat Executive Director Emi Chutaro, offers details on a new study to better understand how to address non-communicable diseases in the...

PIHOA Executive Director and Board Vice President meet with the US Department of State at the Our Ocean Conference in Palau
April 25, 2022 (Honolulu, HI) - The Palau Minister of Health and Human Services (MOHHS) and PIHOA Board Vice President, the Honorable Gaafar Uherbelau, and Ms. Emi Chutaro, PIHOA Secretariat Executive Director, met with Assistant Secretary Monica Medina, the U.S....

70th PIHOA Executive Board Meeting Held in Honolulu, HI
April 4, 2022 (Honolulu, HI) - Thank you to everyone who joined the 70th PIHOA Executive Board Meeting in person or virtually last week in Honolulu, Hawaii! The meeting covered COVID-19 transition planning to the new normal, lessons learned from COVID, the regional...

PIHOA E-Blast: Current Position Vacancies
March 23, 2022 (Honolulu, HI) - PIHOA is currently recruiting for multiple vacancies, full-time and consultant positions throughout the Pacific. Learn more about each vacancy by clicking on the job announcement. Additional vacancies can be found on the Careers Page of...

Join us for the first Pacific Public Health Fellowship Program Meet the Expert Series
Wednesday, March 10, 2022 (Guam) - Join us today, March 11, 2022, at 9am ChST for the first session of the Pacific Public Health Fellowship Program Meet the Expert Series! Dr. Mark Durand, a well-recognized expert in Pacific Island health services, will cover...

Third Round of the Lymphatic Filariasis Mass Drug Administration Conducted in American Samoa
Monday, February 7, 2022 (Pago Pago, American Samoa) - On January 22, 2022, the American Samoa Department of Health wrapped up its third round of the Lymphatic Filariasis Mass Drug Administration. Amidst the Covid-19 pandemic, the team reached close to 17,000...