Pacific Island governments are increasingly imposing taxes on unhealthy foods as they battle a non-communicable disease crisis, a New Zealand study shows. The research, led by...
Apia, Samoa – 01 February, 2024. The National University of Samoa (NUS) celebrated a significant milestone with the official launch of its Bachelor of Health Science...
By Lagi Keresoma/ “It costs a Samoan patient NZ$980 for dialysis treatment in New Zealand and ST$600 for a Samoan overseas patient to be treated locally.”...
Apia, Samoa – 11 January 2024: The President of the Samoa Victim Support Group, Siliniu Lina Chang says its Helpline service established in 2013, is now...
Source: RNZI A group of Pacific scientists say they have found two traditional Samoan medicine extracts which have antiviral activity against the virus which causes Covid-19....
Apia, Samoa – 20 October 2023: The Australian High Commission warmly congratulates Interplast and Samoa’s Ministry of Health for 40 years of partnership and collaboration that...
By Lagi Keresoma Apia, Samoa – 13 October 2023: The dreaded 2019 measles tragedy that claimed 83 lives from over 5000 cases could repeat itself given...
Apia, Samoa – 6 Oct 2023: A new state-of-the-art diagnostic laboratory based in Motootua is set to reduce the turnaround time of critical medical results from...
By Lagi Keresoma Apia, Samoa – 05 October 2023: The number of women cancer patients registered with the Samoa Cancer Society (SCS) continues to rise with...
Apia, Samoa – 20 September, 2023: The Samoa Police, Prisons and Corrections Services (SPPCS) and the Australia Pacific Training Coalition (APTC) achieved an important milestone on...
