Samoa: Public Health Sector Strengthening
During their oversight visit to Apia, PIRMCCM Oversight Working Group (OWG) members met with staff from Samoa’s Ministry of Health and Ministry of Women, Community and Social Development to follow the progress and challenges of program implementation in Samoa’s public sector. Ms Adele Keil-Mauiliu, Principal Coordination Resourcing and Monitoring Officer at the Ministry of Health,…
Samoa: Regional Hospitals
During the PIRMCCM Oversight Working Group (OWG) and UNDP joint mission to Samoa, members of the OWG visited two district hospitals (Lalomanu and Poutasi) along the southern coastline of Upolu. Staff at each hospital offered a tour of facilities, spoke candidly regarding weekly operations, strengths and areas needing improvement, and shared stories of how the…
Vanuatu: Alesi Medical Centre
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…
Vanuatu: Wan Smolbag supports Vanuatu Pride
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…
Vanuatu: Diagnosing & Treating TB
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…
HIV treatment rising
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…