SUVA, Fiji—A sub-regional training workshop for health surveillance and laboratory professionals aiming at strengthening influenza surveillance in the Pacific was recently held in Suva, Fiji.  Surveillance and laboratory professionals from 13 Pacific countries, together with...

MATA-UTU, Wallis and Futuna—To stem the non-communicable diseases crisis in Wallis and Futuna, community leaders have committed to declare public community areas smoke-free and to cultivate gardens to promote consumption of healthy local foods. They will also exclude...

NOUMEA, New Caledonia—This World No Tobacco Day on Tuesday, May 31, the territory of Wallis and Futuna is getting involved in the fight against smoking by developing a strategy to inform smokers about the implications of tobacco use and offer them support to quit the habit. T...

A health advisory was issued by the Commonwealth Healthcare Corp. last week following the declaration of the World Health Organization for a “public health emergency of international concern” due to the effects of the Zika virus in Brazil. WHO director-general Dr. Margaret Chan...