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12 Mar 21
6,493 Pacific families supported during this recent lockdown period
The Pasifika Medical Association (PMA) through Pasifika Futures – the Whānau Ora commissioning agency injected an additional $700,000 to their partners who worked with community Fo...
10 Mar 21
The impact of Community Finders in the fight against Covid-19
People hiding in their rooms and screening their phone calls are just some of the challenges that community finders face when tracking down close contacts of those in the community...
9 Mar 21
Thousands of viewers tune in to #IWD Wave of the Moana
More than 5,000 viewers have watched a special online talanoa of young Pacific women celebrating their culture, their success, and the important role that our women play in the com...
7 Mar 21
International Women’s Day: Wave of the Moana celebrating young Pacific women
Twenty-five-year-old Arizona Leger is a young Pacific/Maori woman who describes herself as a “proud daughter of Oceania.” With a Samoan/Tongan/Fijian father and a Maori/Pakeha moth...
6 Mar 21
Internship programme for Pacific youth a success
For the past year, Charles Salt has been working as a Project Support Officer at the Pasifika Medical Association (PMA). It’s a full-time role that he secured after he was an inter...
4 Mar 21
No Pacific voice with recently announced Pharmac review
The president of the Pacific Pharmacists’ Association, Kasey Brown, is disappointed that a government led Pharmac review has not consulted her organisation or has not included a Pa...
3 Mar 21
Self-isolation rules vital in combating Covid-19 and saving lives
Pasifika Medical Association (PMA) member Dr Apisalome Talemaitoga says it is important to follow the strict self-isolation rules to combat Covid-19 which will ultimately alleviate...
2 Mar 21
Prioritising South Auckland for Covid-19 vaccine will keep the rest of NZ safe
Pasifika Medical Association (PMA) CEO, Debbie Sorensen, appeared on TVNZ’s Breakfast this morning, advocating for the South Auckland community to be a priority for the Covid-19 va...
28 Feb 21
One year on: Pacific communities continue to show resilience
Today, the country goes into lockdown for a fourth time –  Auckland at Alert Level 3 and the rest of New Zealand at Alert Level 2. Today also marks one year since the Ministry...
26 Feb 21
Push for South Auckland to be a priority for Covid-19 vaccines
Pasifika Medical Association (PMA) CEO, Debbie Sorensen, appeared on Newshub national news last night to push for the South Auckland community to be next in line with vaccinations,...
25 Feb 21
Covid-19: Call for earlier vaccine rollout for South Auckland amid outbreak
The government is being urged to consider vaccinating South Aucklanders first when the community rollout starts. Papatoetoe and its surrounding suburbs are grappling with the curre...
24 Feb 21
Church ministers have key role sharing Covid-19 Vaccine message
Church leaders within the Pacific community have played an important role in spreading the health messages during the Covid-19 pandemic and we will need their support to endorse th...
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