Strengthening health interventions in the Pacific through the years
Capacity building and strengthening of core competencies for public health is a priority of the Pacific Public Health Surveillance Network (PPHSN) since its creation twenty-five years ago.
Throughout the years, the Pacific Community (SPC) together with…
Strengthening radiology services in the Pacific Region- Meet Raymond Poe Esiason Laulu, a Radiologist based in Samoa
A group of 22 radiologists from 7 Pacific Island Countries and Territories (PICTs) in 2021, enrolled and completed the International Certificate in Radiology Fundamentals, in another step to broaden the region’s medical expertise.
“It changed everything for me”, Lorian Finau-Groves from Samoa
Lorian Finau-Groves attended the Pacific Fisheries Leadership Programme (PFLP) which aims to strengthen the leadership capabilities and capacities of emerging female and male leaders in the Pacific fisheries sector.
I was newly appointed as a…
Special Edition of Lagipoiva 360 Pacific Geopolitics on International Women's Day
Tonight Lagipoiva is interviewing le Afioga Leituala Kuiniselani Toelupe Tago - Elisara who is the Regional Director for Polynesia at The Pacific Community (SPC). Leituala shares her views on women's leadership, cultural leadership and equality in the…
Stat of the week: Happy International Women's Day to the estimated 6,227,000 women in the Pacific
Happy International Women's Day to the estimated 6,227,000 women in the Pacific (age 15 years and over).
Age
Mid-year population estimate, females, 2022*
All ages (15+)
6,227,000
15-19
588,400
20-24
515,…
Agriculture recovery information sheets distributed to Tongans and regionally after calamitous eruption
The massive eruption of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’aipi volcano in January 2022 has devastated communities and will have far-reaching effects on Tonga agriculture.
SPC’s Land Resources Division (LRD) has responded by consulting its agriculture and soil…
Stat of the week: Tuvalu maintained positive GDP growth of 4.4% in 2020
Data for 2020 confirmed the impacts of #COVID19 on the world's countries' economies.
Despite the pandemic, Tuvalu maintained positive GDP growth of 4.4% in 2020.
Strengthening Quality of Education in the Pacific
The 2021 South Pacific Form Seven Certificate (SPFSC) qualification was successfully administered in three Pacific island countries despite the challenges imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2021, 1,391 students at Year 13 level from Kiribati, Vanuatu…
In the aftermath of Tonga's Hunga volcano eruption: A PW Podcast
S04-E01: In the aftermath of Tonga's Hunga volcano eruption
On Saturday 15 January 2022, the Hunga volcano erupted sending a plume of ash and volcanic gas 30 kilometers into the atmosphere and generating tsunami waves across the Pacific. The…
COVID-19 response: SPC deploys health experts to assist Pacific Island Countries
The Pacific Community (SPC) is deploying a team of health experts from the Public Health Division to support requests made by Pacific Island Countries and Territories (PICTs), to assist with its COVID-19 preparedness and response.
Today a team of 5…