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Pacific women scholars call for radical shift in global health

22 January 2026

A new paper published in The Lancet by an all-women academic team highlights a need to dismantle colonial legacies and embed Pacific leadership, knowledge systems and values.
Going blind at 29 helped me see a glaring gap in Pacific eye health

21 January 2026

Comment: Esmeralda Lo Tam reflects on how as a young Samoan playing sports she never imagined she would be a corneal transplant recipient – or that a six-year-old boy at the hospital would inspire her to pursue to a new public health career.
Harnessing Pasifika perspectives in mental health care

11 January 2026

Opinion: Clinical care needs to work alongside, rather than instead of, the informal support systems that have sustained Pacific communities for generations says Sarah Kapeli.
Becoming a doctor, the Ōtara way

18 December 2025

Jodeci Naumau’ulu-Sio wants patients and future doctors from Ōtara to find a sense of home and belonging in medicine.
Unseen hands that enhance university life: farewelling Loto Lagitupu

17 December 2025

After more than three decades playing a quiet but key role at the University of Auckland, Loto Meletupe Lufetoa Lagitupu has set down her cleaning supplies.
Eisdell Moore becomes a World Health Organization Collaborating Centre

17 December 2025

Eisdell Moore Centre's new designation as a WHO Collaborating Centre recognises its leadership in addressing hearing loss and ear disease.
$1.2 million award to pioneer Indigenous-led antiviral discovery

16 December 2025

Fellowship provides potential to transform healthcare by creating affordable, accessible treatments says Dr Natalie Netzler.
Study finds TikTok videos on gout spread misleading health advice

15 December 2025

New study led by Research Fellow Dr Samuela ‘Ofanoa reveals that TikTok videos about gout frequently contain misleading and inconsistent information.
Guy Fiti Sinclair: From Port Moresby to Professor

15 December 2025

Dr Guy Fiti Sinclair, recently promoted to Professor, has garnered global recognition for reframing an understanding of the role of law in global governance, in particular Moana-nui-a-Kiwa, the Pacific.
From loss to gain: Bianca’s full-circle moment

11 December 2025

Graduate Bianca Anderson shares how early loss shaped her calling, and why she’s standing up for nurses across Aotearoa New Zealand.
Top achiever ready to make his mark in medicine

10 December 2025

Medical graduate Joseph Johnston will be the first doctor in his family, but followed his father's lead in many ways.
Doctoral graduate champions hearing health for Pacific families

10 December 2025

Dr Linda Palavi crossed the stage to receive her doctoral degree in Population Health on 9 December, dedicating her thesis to her young nieces and nephew.

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