Ms. Anne Pakoa runs the Alesi Medical Centre, a local clinic operating out of Erakor Bridge, Port Vila that offers medical testing, condom supplies, mosquito nets, and provides training for local youth to become qualified nursing practitioners. The PIRMCCM Oversight Working Group (OWG) met with Ms. Pakoa to discuss her work at the clinic and…
Supported by Wan Smolbag, a grassroots NGO working in areas such as youth, environment, sexual health and governance, Ms. Gillio Baxter leads Vanuatu Pride. The PIRMCCM Oversight Working Group (OWG) met with Baxter as she explains how Wan Smolbag and Vanuatu Pride support the LGBT and Sex Worker communities in Port Vila, some of the…
The PIRMCCM Oversight Working Group (OWG) visited Port Vila Central Hospital to speak with staff who are working toward curbing the impact of Tuberculosis (TB) in Vanuatu. An airborne infectious disease usually affecting the lungs, TB is prevalent among urban centres throughout Vanuatu where communities live in close quarters. Dr. Raymond Seule, TB Lab Manager…
Results released by the Global Fund have indicated a noteworthy increase in the number of people being treated for HIV, with a total of 17 million people receiving antiretroviral (ARV) treatment worldwide by December 2015. 9.2 million of whom have been provided treatment by the Global Fund partnership, indicating that Global Fund programs treat over…
Tonga Family Health Association (TFHA) is the sub-recipient of the HIV/TB Global Fund grant managed by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Based in Nukualofa, TFHA advocates for sexual and reproductive health, and works to raise awareness about the rising incidence of Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI) and HIV in Tonga. The majority of the TFHA…
PIRMCCM grant ratings have been released for the period of 1 July to 31 December 2015, with the Global Fund issuing an A1 rating for the MWP Malaria grant and B1 rating for the MWP TB/HIV grant. The A1 rating indicates that the MWP Malaria grant exceeded expectations and achieved results beyond the target outcomes…
The 2016 PIRMCCM Annual Meeting took place in Nadi, Fiji on 14-15 April 2016, attended by PIRMCCM members, development partners, principle recipients, as well as the fund portfolio manager (FPM) and team from The Global Fund. Discussions covered a range of matters including the evaluation of key achievements in 2015, the strategic vision for 2016,…
Living with HIV for the past 17 years, Jokapeci Tuberi, also known as ‘Jokapeci Cati’ is an inspiration to many. After completing her studies, she was awarded the most outstanding Arts graduate with a major in Social Work at the University of the South Pacific. She hopes that by obtaining the Gold Medal this will prove…
Fiji has shown significant leadership and commitment to the response to HIV. On the occasion of World AIDS Day 2015, UNAIDS has appointed the country’s former President, Ratu Epeli Nailatikau, as a Regional Goodwill Ambassador for the Pacific. The announcement was made by Jan Beagle, Deputy Executive Director of UNAIDS, during a World AIDS Day…
