PIHOA News
Opening Remarks by the CNMI Governor Arnold I. Palacios for the 73rd PIHOA Executive Board Meeting in Saipan!
October 12, 2023 (Saipan, CNMI) - Si yu'us ma'ase and ghillisou to the CNMI Office of Governor Arnold I. Palacios for welcoming our 73rd PIHOA Executive Board Meeting participants to Saipan! : Commonwealth Healthcare Corporation #CNMI #Marianas #Saipan #PIHOA #USAPI...
The 73rd PIHOA Executive Board Meeting is Underway in Saipan
October 10, 2023 (Saipan, CNMI) - Today, PIHOA health leadership from across the U.S.-Affiliated Pacific Islands opened the 73rd PIHOA Executive Board Meeting here in Saipan! With Typhoon Bolaven en route, the Office of Governor Arnold I. Palacios has declared...
73rd PIHOA Meeting – Important Updates with Tropical Storm Bolaven Approaching the Marianas
October 8, 2023 (Saipan, CNMI) - Tropical Storm Bolaven is approaching the region, and the Mariana Islands are under a Typhoon Watch. The Secretariat Staff is working closely with the CNMI Commonwealth Healthcare Corporation Staff to keep you updated! PIHOA Board...
The Pacific Island Vector Management Council (PIVMC) held its first in-person meeting since the pandemic
October 2, 2023 (Honolulu, HI) - Last month, the Pacific Island Vector Management Council (PIVMC) held its first in-person meeting since the pandemic during the Pacific Vector Control and Outbreak Response Training in Hilo, Hawaiʻi. The PIVMC is organized into three...
Eighteen (18) Public Health Professionals from the RMI Ministry of Health and Human Services Complete Coursework in Field Epidemiology
September 21, 2023 (Honolulu, HI) - Eighteen (18) public health professionals from the RMI Ministry of Health and Human services completed their coursework in a field epidemiology training program earlier this year. They will earn a Post-Graduate Certificate in Field...
PIHOA Governing Board Members and Secretariat Staff Attend the 15th Pacific Ministers of Health Meeting in Tonga
September 21, 2023 (Nuku'alofa, Tonga) - PIHOA Governing Board President and Palau Minister of Health and Human Services, the Honorable Gaafar Uherbelau, PIHOA Governing Board Member and CEO of the CNMI CHCC, Dr. Esther Muña, and PIHOA Secretariat staff, Emi...
The 2023 Pacific Vector Control and Outbreak Response Training on Mosquitoes is underway in Hilo, Hawaii!
September 11, 2023 (Hilo, HI) - The Pacific Vector Network (PVN), Hawaii Department of Health, Hawaii Invasive Species Council, and the Pacific Southwest Center of Excellence in Vector-Borne Diseases (PacVec), in partnership with the Pacific Island Health Officers'...
PIHOA E-Blast: Twenty-Two Participants Completed Pesticide Applicator Training in Pohnpei
August 28, 2023 (Honolulu, HI) - Twenty-two participants followed a week-long pesticide application training in Pohnpei to prepare and strengthen the island's ability to respond to vector-borne disease outbreaks. Participants from the Pohnpei Division of Public...
Less Than a Week to Apply to the Pacific Public Health Fellowship Program
June 26, 2023 (Honolulu, HI) - The Pacific Public Health Fellowship Program (PPHFP) is accepting applications for the next cohort of fellows! The Pacific Public Health Fellowship Program (PPHFP) is a two-year professional development program that provides promising...
PIHOA E-Blast: SAVE THE DATE – 73rd PIHOA Executive Board Meeting
June 20, 2023 (Honolulu, HI) - Save the date for the 73rd PIHOA Executive Board Meeting in Saipan, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, this October 10-13, 2023! Read the full E-Blast HERE.