Pacific Commitment to Health : Moving Forward the Healthy Island Vision Presentation prepared for: 60TH Executive PIHOA Board meeting Date : 30th August 2016 Presented by : Salanieta Duituturaga

Background - The Pacific Community An international organization established in 1947: owned and governed by 26 members including the 22 PICT, Its working language is English and French. The Pacific Community headquarters is in Noumea, New Caledonia, and it’s regional offices in Fiji, Pohnpei FSM, with field staff in specific countries. It is one of the nine member agencies of the Council of Regional Organizations of the Pacific

26 member countries of the Pacific Community

To achieve genuine and lasting improvement in peoples lives, its focus on working with all members, at all levels, to deliver integrated services that advance their progress towards addressing their development challenges and achieving their aspirations

The Pacific Community The Pacific Community (formerly the Secretariat of the Pacific Community) is the principal scientific and technical organisation supporting development in the Pacific region. The Public Health Division (PHD) is one of several divisions of the Pacific Community PHD is primarily concerned with improving and protecting public (population) health, rather than individual treatment services. The membership of the Pacific community comprise 22 Pacific island countries and territories, Australia, NZ, France and the USA

Development goals of the Pacific Community members

PHD Organisational Chart Office of the Director Research, Evidence Information Program 1) Surveillance & operational research 2) Public Health laboratory strengthening 3) Preparedness & response Policy, Planning & Regulation program 1) NCD 2) HIV/STI The PHD is made up of two programs - the Research, Evidence and Information (REI) Program, and the Policy, Planning and Regulation (PPR) Program. The REIP is comprise of 3 teams, whereas the PPRP comprises of 2 team (NCD and HIV/STI) The PHD is headed by the Director, Dr Paula Vivili (paulav@spc.int), and is supported by his two deputy directors – the team leaders for the PPR and REI programs.

Development Objective 7 Improve multi-sectoral responses to non-communicable diseases Division Objective 7.1: To strength political leadership and ownership at national and regional level Division Objective 7.2: To strengthen healthy public policy and legislation in all relevant sectors To achieve member countries’ development objective 7, PHD will be working towards the achievement of 5 division objectives – division objectives 7.1 to 7.5 Note – quickly go through each divisional objectives Division Objective 7.3: Enhance NCD prevention and control by strengthening the commitment of multiple sectors Division Objective 7.4: Build PICTs capacity and knowledge for effective implementation and action Division Objective 7.5: To establish accountability mechanisms to enable PICTs to assess progress on key NCD indicators

2016 NCD activities to the USAPI Funding support to all USAPIs to attend the Pacific NCD Summit in Tonga Distribution of Pasifika Plates cookbook to all USAPIs TA and training at “Law, NCDs, Trade and Sustainable Development” regional training workshop in Fiji attended by USAPIs Participation and presenting at the NCD Collaboration meeting in Guam, attended by other USAPIs TA support to Guam Pacific Art Festival from NCD perspective -TA for the development of NCD related poster for Palau  

Other 2016 planned activities towards NCD TA to CNMI to adapt Pasifika Plates cookbook to local setting TA to RMI to develop policy/legislation/taxation related to unhealthy foods and drinks; strategies on physical activity; and review of national NCD plan TA to FSM for World Diabetes Foundation funding proposal application TA to Guam for NCD risk factors intervention TA and funding support to some USAPIs to attend the consultation meeting to review and update the regional food based dietary guidelines

Development Objective 8 Strengthen regional public health surveillance and response (communicable diseases) Division Objective 8.1: To strengthen Policy Development and Strategic Planning for a coordinated response to epidemics and emerging diseases Division Objective 8.2: To improve capacity and standards of PICT laboratories To achieve member countries’ development objective 8, PHD will be working towards the achievement of 5 division objectives – division objectives 7.8 to 8.5 Division Objective 8.3: To improve access to quality and timely data for evidence-based decision making Division Objective 8.4: To improve technical capacity and leadership in the area of epidemiology in PICTs Division Objective 8.5: To improve support mechanisms for PICTs in times of Public Health & climate change health-related emergencies

Some 2016 REIP activities Surveillance strengthening - DDM training support for accreditation at FNU Mass gathering support in Guam 2016 – Festival of Arts (FOPA) Disaster assistance e.g. CNMI Operation Research training – inclusion of USAPI participants Laboratory Strengthening GPHL as a Level 2 laboratory in the Pacific region Strengthening lab-based surveillance

Links between PHD and regional health forums & plans   PHD provides coordination, technical and secretarial support for the biennial meeting of the Pacific Ministers of Health in collaboration with WHO. PHD provides coordination, technical and secretarial support for the annual meeting of the Pacific Heads of Health in collaboration with WHO. PHD provides technical support with the implementation of PICT’s public health component of their strategic plans in collaboration with other development partners PHD provides technical support with the implementation of PICT’s public health programs in collaboration with other development partners Pacific Health Ministers Healthy Islands Framework   Pacific Heads of Health Specific regional health strategies The PHD plays an important role in the area of health development in the Pacific region Note – go through each roles PICTs Ministries of Health Country Strategic Health Plan PICTs MoH health programs (e.g. NCD plans, CDs, SRH etc)

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