Speciality private hospital anchors UTOF-FNU investment plan
A SPECIALITY private hospital is at the centre of a proposed investment of more than $FJD200 million by UTOF and Fiji National
Healthcare
The Lifeline in Your Phone: How a New Mobile App Could Change the Future of Blood Donation in Fiji
Every two seconds, someone in the world needs blood. A mother haemorrhaging after childbirth. A child mid-surgery. A road accident
PACNEWS THREE, 05 AUGUST 2026
In this bulletin: 1. AUST — Survey supports a better deal for Pacific workers2. FIJI — Deputy PM Kamikamica dismisses leadership speculation after Fiji Cabinet return3. VAN — New Cancer Centre open to
Marape pledges legal and funding support for St John Ambulance
PAPUA New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape said the government would move to strengthen St John Ambulance through legislation which would recognise its role as a national emergency service.
Cambodia’s HIV model the region cannot ignore
CAMBODIA has become the first country in the Asia-Pacific to achieve the UNAIDS 95-95-95 targets – 95 per cent of people living with HIV diagnosed, 95 per cent of those on treatment, and 95 per cent of those virally
Building a More Resilient Pacific: Taiwan and Fiji’s Partnership in Digital Health and Medical Capacity
Across the Pacific, countries are working to strengthen healthcare systems and improve health outcomes in theface of growing
Tahiti’s nuclear shadow: Health costs that never ended
BY the time the nuclear tests stopped in 1996, the Pacific had already carried the burden for three decades.
Linchpin of healthcare: Australian expert urges support for Fiji’s laboratory staff
A LEADING Australian medical scientist has described Fiji's laboratory professionals as highly skilled and resourceful even as
New Caledonia introduces tax incentive to attract medical specialists
NEW Caledonia has finalised a 20 per cent tax allowance for medical professionals working in designated shortage
Movers and Shakers
DR Malouamaua Tu’ualofaifo has been appointed Acting CEO of the American Samoa Medical Center (LBJ Tropical Medical Center) through a recess appointment by Governor Lemanu P. S.
Pacific faces health emergency, WHO Pacific director urges Forum Leaders to act now or face devastating consequences
The newly appointed World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional director for the Western Pacific, Dr Saia Ma’u Piukala, has called on Forum Leaders to confront the region’s most critical health challenges with urgency
Palau’s President proposes $3.4M Supplemental Budget to address healthcare shortfall
Palau President Surangel Whipps Jr has submitted a US$3.4 million supplemental budget proposal to Olbiil era Kelulau for consideration. The proposal allocates US$3.4 million and appropriates US$2.7 million. In his
The Fred Hollows Foundation NZ welcomes $18.9m funding for a purpose-built eye care training and service centre in Papua New Guinea
The Fred Hollows Foundation NZ has warmly welcomed the NZ Government announcement of $18.9 million funding towards the construction of a purpose-built eye care training and service centre in Papua New Guinea (PNG). The
Capsizing of Tuvalu boat carrying vaccines highlights climate change challenges, UNICEF says
The capsizing of a boat carrying childhood vaccines and health workers in Tuvalu underscored the challenges of healthcare in remote Pacific Islands as they battle extreme weather caused by climate change, the UN
