Health • Solomon IslandsHigh blood pressure a silent killer, Solomon Islands calls for stronger actionRemote communities, staff shortages and changing diets are making high blood pressure prevention and treatment increasingly difficult.Lachlan EddieFri, 23 Oct
Health • VanuatuVanuatu slams door on airport HIV testing despite Fiji health crisisAuthorities in Port Vila warn their hospital system cannot cope with a major outbreak but insist protecting human rights and constitutional privacy rules comes first.Christine RovoiTue, 20 Oct
HealthPacific health leader pushes for bowel screening to start at 35Rachel Afeaki-Taumoepeau shares her family’s painful journey to explain why lowering the testing age to 56 leaves too many Pacific people behind.Khalia StrongMon, 19 Oct
Health‘Digging into what we know’: Pacific culture offers a clearer path to better mental healthAs loneliness and distress affect communities across Aotearoa, a Fijian health promoter says everyday acts of connection can help people feel seen and supported.Atutahi Potaka-DewesTue, 13 Oct
Health • Solomon IslandsOverseas medical bills for MPs in the Solomon Islands top funding for public patients - reportAn ABC investigation has raised questions about how taxpayer-funded medical care is approved, as a mother waiting for life-saving heart surgery struggles to raise the money for treatment abroad.PMN NewsMon, 12 Oct
HealthNew measles case in NZ puts Pacific vaccination gaps back in spotlightHealth officials are urging people to check their immunity and watch for symptoms as international travel brings fresh risks of the highly contagious illness.PMN NewsMon, 12 Oct
HealthPacific health needs more than election promises - adviser Pakilau says voters should weigh three priorities when deciding who to support at the 7 November election: wellness, wait time and workforce.Thomas Tarurongo WynneFri, 09 Oct
Health'Cheap as chips' but Pacific families face big barriers to treating goutArthritis NZ says crowded GP clinics, transport, work and gaps in care make it hard for Pasifika to manage a condition causing lasting joint and kidney damage.Thomas Tarurongo WynneThu, 08 Oct
Health • FijiThey lost their dignity': Lupus pushing Pacific women out of family and community lifeNew research shows Pasifika wāhine have the highest rates of lupus in Aotearoa and warn late diagnosis can lead to serious kidney damage.Thomas Tarurongo WynneWed, 07 Oct
Health • TongaPacific dialysis patient among cases behind $70m Health NZ debtThe Tongan man was granted a visa to continue treatment in Aotearoa as Te Whatu Ora tries to recover unpaid costs from visitors and migrants.Christine RovoiWed, 07 Oct
