PIHOA News
PIHOA E-Blast: PIHOA Secretariat Provides Essential Grants Management Training to the RMI Ministry of Health and Human Services
September 2, 2025 (Honolulu, HI) - The PIHOA Secretariat successfully conducted a two-day Grants Management Training for the Republic of the Marshall Islands Ministry of Health and Human Services (MOHHS) from July 28-29, 2025, in Majuro. The training brought together...
Strengthening Workforce Systems: OrangeHRM Launch in the Marshall Islands
August 27, 2025 (Honolulu, Hawaiʻi) - PIHOA is proud to highlight the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) Ministry of Health and Human Services (MOHHS) for their leadership in strengthening health workforce systems. At the request of Secretary Mattu...
Join us for the next PPHFP Meet the Expert series: Battling the Bite!
August 26, 2025 (Honolulu, Hawaiʻi) - PIHOA invites you to join our upcoming Meet the Expert session highlighting the current dengue outbreak and the critical response efforts happening on the ground in American Samoa. This session will feature expert perspectives and...
PIHOA E-Blast: REGISTER NOW – 77th PIHOA Executive Board Meeting
August 26, 2025 (Honolulu, HI) - Registration is now open for the 77th PIHOA Executive Board Meeting from November 3-7, 2025, in Majuro, Republic of the Marshall Islands. Join health leaders across the Pacific as we collaborate on strengthening regional public...
The Pacific Public Health Fellowship Program Celebrates Cohort 4 Graduates
August 18, 2025 (Honolulu, Hawaiʻi) - The Pacific Public Health Fellowship Program (PPHFP) proudly celebrates the graduation of 10 outstanding Fellows from Cohort 4, who have successfully completed their two-year training across health departments and ministries in...
Public Health Emergency Declared in American Samoa for Dengue Fever
July 10, 2025 (Pago Pago, American Samoa) - On July 8, 2025, the American Samoa Government declared a Public Health Emergency in response to confirmed cases of dengue fever in the territory. This declaration comes amid growing concerns over community transmission and...
PIHOA Joins Regional Leaders at 27th Micronesian Islands Forum
July 9, 2025 (Majuro, RMI) - From June 30–July 4, 2025, PIHOA Executive Director Emi Chutaro joined Pacific Island leaders in Majuro, Republic of the Marshall Islands, for the 27th Micronesian Islands Forum (MIF). As a member of the Regional Health Committee, she...
PIHOA E-Blast: Strengthening Vector Control Capacity in American Samoa – First-Ever Category 8 Training Completed!
July 4, 2025 (Honolulu, HI) - From May 20–23, 2025, PIHOA and partners successfully delivered the first-ever Category 8: Public Health Pest Control Training in American Samoa! 14 participants from ASDOH and ASCC completed four days of hands-on training in...
New PGCFE Cohort Launches in Chuuk, FSM
July 3, 2025 (Honolulu, HI) - The Strengthening Health Interventions in the Pacific (SHIP) program is proud to announce the launch of a new Postgraduate Certificate in Field Epidemiology (PGCFE) cohort in Chuuk, Federated States of Micronesia. From June 2–6, 2025, a...
PPHFP Fellows Complete Field Epidemiology Certificate Program
July 1, 2025 (Honolulu, HI) - On May 30, 2025, seven fellows from the Pacific Island Health Officers’ Association’s (PIHOA) Pacific Public Health Fellowship Program (PPHFP), along with one staff member from the Guam Department of Public Health and Social Services...