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06 August 2014
No maternal deaths - an Opinion-Editorial
At the Maternity Ward of the Tungaru Central Hospital on Tarawa, in Kiribati, patients, health workers and nurses mingle freely with day-old babies the centre of attention;…
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30 July 2014
Develop social consciousness, UNFPA Pacific urges nurses
30 July 2013, Suva, Fiji - Nurses from around the region have been urged to develop a new social consciousness as they embarked on a four-month Sexual and Reproductive Health…
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30 July 2014
Develop social consciousness, UNFPA Pacific urges nurses
30 July 2013, Suva, Fiji - Nurses from around the region have been urged to develop a new social consciousness as they embarked on a four-month Sexual and Reproductive Health…
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23 July 2014
One death too many - Opinion-Editorial
REBWA Teakireke has been a nurse for 10 years in Kiribati; the vivacious 39-year-old is a delight to talk to, she unwittingly impresses upon you that she is exactly where she…
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15 July 2014
Be in the picture of the post-2015 development agenda: the selfie campaign
From German chancellor Angela Merkel to Pope Francis, people of all walks of life who have access to smart phones are doing it: taking selfies, one can perhaps safely say, is…
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15 July 2014
Changing families - a paper by Ratu Joni Madraiwiwi on International Day of the Family
THE proposition that the family is the basic unit of society is an unremarkable one. However in the context of the Pacific, the term has long been understood as referring to…
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15 July 2014
Each child of a plan - enabling environment for adolescent pregancies
THE issue of adolescent pregnancy received prominent coverage in The Sunday Times (25/05/2014) based on Ministry for Health records confirming 1624 adolescent pregnancies in…
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04 July 2014
Young Pacific islanders to envision the future they want at “My World, My SIDS: YES”
NADI, Fiji, 4 July, 2013 - Thirty young Pacific islanders aged from 12 to 30 years old gathered in Nadi today to discuss issues close to their heart and envision the future…
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11 June 2014
Pacific consultation on Violence against Women studies, May 14-16 2012
A 3-day consultation, Data for action, involved knowledge exchange between representatives of countries which had already implemented the study and those who intend to. The…
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