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10 Nov 20
Senior PMA member recognised at SunPix Awards for Covid-19 work
Senior member of the Pasifika Medical Association (PMA), Dr Apisalome Talemaitoga FRNZCGP, was recognised at the recent SunPix Awards for his work in providing clinical information...
8 Nov 20
Pasifika Medical Association recognised at the 2020 SunPix awards
The Pasifika Medical Association (PMA) was recognised at the annual SunPix Awards for making an outstanding contribution to Pacific communities, especially their leadership during...
4 Nov 20
NZ Pacific Covid-19 Webinar Series – “How we kept Pacific families safe during Covid-19”
A Pacific health leader hopes that people will tune into a series of webinars discussing the Covid-19 strategies and responses from various health organisations who supported the P...
3 Nov 20
“Heartening” to see Pacific Ministers named in new cabinet
Pasifika Medical Association (PMA) CEO, Debbie Sorensen, says it is heartening to see a strong Pacific presence in cabinet with the announcement of Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s...
30 Oct 20
Dr Joe Williams Memorial: “A totara has fallen”
About 700 people from the Pacific and wider communities gathered in Auckland yesterday to farewell Dr Joseph Williams, MBChB, MPH, QSO, QSM, in a fitting tribute that his daughter...
29 Oct 20
Dr Joseph Williams tribute: “A true leader”
There’s been a huge void left at the Mt Wellington Integrated Healthcare Clinic since the passing of its medical director and founder, Dr Joseph Williams, MBChB, MPH, QSO, QSM, in...
28 Oct 20
Tokelau Language Week: “My grandmother’s legacy.”
Tokelau nurse, Melania Wright-Leleimalefaga, is proud to be the granddaughter of Melania Pou Patelehio – a renowned songwriter and dancer who wrote many popular songs in her native...
27 Oct 20
Tokelau Language Week: “The need to speak the language at home”
(Photo sourced from AUT) Dr Sarai Tufala is proud of her Tokelau heritage but lives with the regret that she did not speak her Tokelauan language at home or share the language with...
27 Oct 20
Dr Joe Williams: “He cured my daughter’s eczema”
Mother-of-three, Tepara Koti, says she will always be grateful to the late Dr Joseph Williams, MBChB, MPH, QSO, QSM, who she visited after her daughter had a severe case of eczema...
25 Oct 20
NZ Pacific Covid-19 Webinar Series: Improving our Pacific response to Covid-19
Adapting to Covid-19 will be the new normal for every community around the world and the impacts are compounded for the most vulnerable groups within these communities. That’s why...
23 Oct 20
Dr Joe Williams: “A daughter’s tribute”
The late Dr Joseph Williams, MBChB, MPH, QSO, QSM, held many important roles in the community – health professional, mentor, politician and patron of the Pasifika Medical Associati...
22 Oct 20
NIUE LANGUAGE WEEK: “Keeping traditions alive”
For Dr Monica Nua-George, it’s a proverb from her homeland of Niue that inspires her at work and home. “Fakataufata e mafiti he gutu mo e gahua he tau lima” which translates in Eng...
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