As a child, dentistry student Ateliana Taufa had the best of both worlds growing up. Each year, she would spend six months living with her parents in Tonga and six months with her...

The Cook Islands and the wider health community have suffered another major loss this week after former Cook Islands Minister of Health and strong advocate for the Pasifika Medical...

Tributes to Dr Joe Williams MBChB, MPH, QSM, QSO continued this morning as his nephew and president of the Pasifika Medical Association (PMA), Dr Kiki Maoate ONZM FRACS, appeared o...

Te mamae nei te ngakau no tatou metua, Papa Joe Williams, tei takake atu na roto ite moe roa. Na te Atua te aroa kite kopu tangata e kia tatou katoatoa i roto i teia taime tumatetenga

The on-going effects of Covid-19 continues to impact the Pacific community so health providers and church leaders are working together to ensure their families have the right support during this time.

Pacific high school students who are dropping out of school to help with the family income during the Covid-19 crisis should be provided with appropriate support to ensure their education is prioritised, says a leading Pacific psychologist.

As Auckland adjusts to moving back into Alert Level 2.5 today, a senior Pacific doctor says the Pacific community needs to clearly understand the new restrictions in order to further safeguard their families from Covid-19.

A new partnership between the Canterbury District Health Board and the Pacific community will provide guidance and direction towards meeting the health needs of the 18,927 Pacific individuals living in the region.

The impact of the ongoing Covid-19 crisis is deeply affecting our elderly with an increase in anxiety and depression amongst the group, says a leading Pacific old age psychiatrist.

An injection of $19.5 million has been allocated to frontline Pacific healthcare teams to help combat Covid-19 and to support the Pacific community during this current resurgence.

Providing food packages and financial help for utility bills has been a top priority for many of the organisations who are supporting Pacific families during the Covid-19 crisis.

More than 13,000 Pacific families have received support packages from various Pacific organisations since the Covid-19 pandemic hit the country in March this year.