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PMA Pays Tribute To Pacific Leader, Fa'anānā Efeso Collins

Wednesday, 21 February 2024, 1:32 pm | Pasifika Medical Association

The Pasifika Medical Association (PMA) expresses heartfelt condolences to the family, friends and colleagues of Pacific leader and Member of Parliament, Fa'anānā Efeso Collins. <img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2402/300af490f6f7ca071b44.jpeg" ... More >>

PMA unveils new building in Christchurch, named in honour of Dr Kiki Maoate

Friday, 8 December 2023, 4:15 pm | Pasifika Medical Association

A significant milestone for the Pasifika Medical Association Group (PMA) and Etu Pasifika Canterbury (EPC) was unveiled this morning in Christchurch. Staff, stakeholders and partners for PMA and EPC gathered to celebrate the opening of Maoate House, PMA’s ... More >>

NZMTS: PMA To Deploy Mental Health Specialist Team To Vanuatu

Friday, 20 October 2023, 10:47 am | Pasifika Medical Association

The Pasifika Medical Association (PMA) will deploy a mental health specialist team to the Vila Central Hospital, Vanuatu, as part of the New Zealand Medical Treatment Scheme (NZMTS), funded by the New Zealand Ministry Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT). ... More >>

PMA Signs Partnership Agreement With Te Marae Ora Ministry Of Health Cook Islands At PMA Conference 2023

Friday, 15 September 2023, 12:57 pm | Pasifika Medical Association

The Pasifika Medical Association (PMA) and Te Marae Ora (TMO) Cook Islands Ministry of Health proudly announced their partnership at the 2023 PMA Conference in Aitutaki, Cook Islands. This significant event included the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding ... More >>

PMA Life Member And Service Awards Awarded To Cook Islands Health Leaders At 2023 PMA Conference

Saturday, 9 September 2023, 7:52 pm | Pasifika Medical Association

The Pasifika Medical Association (PMA) awarded Life Member and Service Awards to a group of Cook Islands health leaders last night at the annual PMA Conference Dinner, acknowledging their significant contribution to the health needs of Pacific people ... More >>

2023 PMA Conference Official Programme Announced

Wednesday, 30 August 2023, 11:48 am | Pasifika Medical Association

The 27th Annual Pasifika Medical Association (PMA) Conference, comprising the largest assembly of Pacific health professionals, is set to take place in the Cook Islands from September 6 to September 8, 2023 in Rarotonga, and September 11, 2023 in Aitutaki; ... More >>

Pacific Eye Care Society (PacEYES) Conference Marks 20-year Anniversary By Uniting Eye Care Workers In The Pacific

Wednesday, 19 July 2023, 4:11 pm | Pasifika Medical Association

The Pacific Eye Care Society (PacEYES) recently hosted its biennial Pacific Eye Health Conference with the theme 'Eye care for all' in Suva, Fiji. Clinicians from 13 Oceania countries gathered to discuss key issues in the eye health sector and ... More >>

Tongan Gynaecological Oncologist Leads Team Of Specialists To Tonga As Part Of NZ Medical Treatment Scheme

Monday, 19 June 2023, 10:20 am | Pasifika Medical Association

The New Zealand Medical Treatment Scheme (NZMTS), funded by the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) and delivered by the Pasifika Medical Association (PMA) Group, continues to support specialist treatment capacity building through ... More >>

“Grateful To Serve” – PACMAT Mission Complete In The Hawke’s Bay

Monday, 13 March 2023, 7:48 pm | Pasifika Medical Association

The Pasifika Medical Association's (PMA) Medical Assistance Team (PACMAT) have completed their deployment in the Hawke's Bay Region, having supported a large population of RSE workers in the region with primary care, psychosocial and mental health support, ... More >>

PACMAT Deploys Scoping Team To Cyclone-hit Wairoa; Support Continues In Hawke's Bay And Gisborne

Thursday, 2 March 2023, 11:38 am | Pasifika Medical Association

The Pasifika Medical Association's (PMA) Medical Assistance team (PACMAT) has deployed a small scoping team to Wairoa today to assess the needs of RSE workers in the area. This comes after the town was one of the hardest hit areas during Cyclone Gabrielle, ... More >>

PACMAT To Deploy Primary Care & Mental Health Team To Hawke's Bay Region

Monday, 20 February 2023, 1:59 pm | Pasifika Medical Association

Pasifika Medical Association (PMA) is set to deploy a Medical Assistance team (PACMAT) to Hawke's Bay this week, specialising in primary care, psychosocial and mental health support – an essential service as the region continues to deal with the impacts ... More >>

PACMAT & Pasifika Futures Mobilise To Respond To Cyclone Aftermath In Hawke's Bay Region

Friday, 17 February 2023, 3:26 pm | Pasifika Medical Association

Pasifika Medical Association (PMA) will be deploying a medical assistance team (PACMAT) today with a focus on assessing needs for those in the Hawke's Bay Region affected by Cyclone Gabrielle. The PACMAT team will travel to Napier before heading to Gisborne ... More >>

Pasifika Futures Has Invested $2 Million Into Flood Relief Support

Thursday, 16 February 2023, 4:33 pm | Pasifika Medical Association

Pasifika Futures (PFL), the Pacific Whānau Ora Commissioning Agency, has continued to support families who have been impacted by the Auckland floods, and most recently, Cyclone Gabrielle. Since the flooding events in January, PFL has invested $2 million ... More >>

PMA Deploying A Medical Assistance Team To Niue In Response To Covid-19 Outbreak In The Community 

Friday, 9 December 2022, 4:48 pm | Pasifika Medical Association

The Pasifika Medical Association (PMA), supported by the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT), will be deploying a Medical Assistance team (PACMAT) to Niue in response to a call for support by the Niue Government, this following ... More >>

Daily Smoking Rates For Pacific Youth At A Record Low Of Less Than 2%

Friday, 2 December 2022, 2:28 pm | Pasifika Medical Association

Pasifika Medical Association (PMA) Group Board Director and strong advocate for Māori and Pacific health, Sir Collin Tukuitonga KNZM FNZCPHM, is proud of this impactful shift in the community. “These statistics are the lowest we have ever seen and ... More >>

New Pacific provider opens in Christchurch

Monday, 3 October 2016, 10:20 am | Pasifika Medical Association

The provider is a newly registered entity which has been established to ensure that services, jobs and most importantly Pacific families are supported following the closing of Pacific Trust Canterbury. More >>

Princess Salote Mafile’o Pilolevu Tuita opens PMA conference

Thursday, 25 August 2016, 10:57 am | Pasifika Medical Association

Partnerships will be celebrated this week with the 20th anniversary conference, marking a successful Pasifika Medical Association journey, from 1996 to 2016, which will be opened by Her Royal Highness Princess Salote Mafile’o Pilolevu Tuita of Tonga. More >>

20 Years of Successful Navigation

Wednesday, 24 August 2016, 10:34 am | Pasifika Medical Association

The Pasifika Medical Association (PMA) tonight launches its 20 year history book, “The Pasifika Medical Association Journey – 20 Years of Successful Navigation 1996–2016” , as part of the 20th anniversary conference. More >>

Pacific female doctors honoured

Wednesday, 27 July 2016, 11:21 am | Pasifika Medical Association

The Pasifika Medical Association (PMA) congratulates five Pasifika female doctors who will be honoured as Fellows of the Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners this Saturday at an award ceremony in Auckland. More >>

Pathway to Leadership is Service - Call for abstracts

Friday, 27 May 2016, 1:12 pm | Pasifika Medical Association

The call for abstracts is now open for the Pasifika Medical Association 20 years celebration conference to be held at the Rendezvous Hotel in Auckland from 24-26 August 2016. More >>

 

 
 
 
 
 

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