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Sunday 17 March 2024
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Vaiola Hospital wastewater and sewerage system will be upgraded with the help of the Australian government - providing $2 million (AUD) to support the project.
Saturday 2 March 2024

Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga ranked number one worldwide as the country with the most women with obesity, according to a study released by the well-known medical journal, the Lancet. Nine out of the top ten countries with the most women with obesity in the world, are Pacific island countries. Some 81.5% of Tongan women over the age of 20 are living with obesity, an increase of 23.3% from 1990.
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Wednesday 28 February 2024
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A grant from Tonga Health will support the Ministry of Police's Crime Prevention Group to visit schools and communities to talk to young people and community leaders on the harm relating to excessive alcohol drinking.
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Monday 12 February 2024
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Victoria, Australia
Two medical officers from Vaiola Hospital are receiving 11 weeks of pathology workforce training, in the pathology laboratory at University Hospital Geelong, Australia, hosted by the Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia (RCPA).
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Wednesday 7 February 2024
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A new Pharmaceutical and Medical Facility built with New Zealand aid, was officially opened this afternoon by Crown Prince Tupouto'a, with visiting New Zealand Deputy Prime Minister the Rt. Hon Winston Peters and NZ Minister of Health Hon. Shane Reti at Loto-Tonga, Veitongo.
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Thursday 1 February 2024
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Hon. Dr Siale ‘Akau‘ola was officially appointed as Tonga's new Minister of Health yesterday afternoon, 31 January 2024 at a Ministerial Appointment, held at his home in Pahu, Nuku’alofa.
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Thursday 25 January 2024
Dr. Saia Piukala

Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Dr. Saia Ma’u Piukala has been appointed as the World Health Organization Regional Director for the Western Pacific, taking his oath of office yesterday, 23 January, during the 154th session of the WHO Executive Board at WHO Headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland.
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Thursday 28 December 2023
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Cash assistance of $160,000 pa’anga was donated by the Vaiola Hospital Board of Visitors Charity for distribution to about 400 Vaiola Hospital staff who are working during the current holiday season.
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Tuesday 26 December 2023
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Three community-based aged care centers will be built in Tongatapu with one in Vava'u, under a new USD $16.18 million project signed by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The Tonga Integrated Aged Care Project will help provide safe, high-quality integrated health and care services for older people and their caregivers.
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Thursday 21 December 2023

Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Vaiola Hospital Matron, Sr Akesa Halatanu, will meet again with the Minister of Health Hon. Dr. Saia Piukala, today, to look at a nurses petition that was submitted to the Palace Office yesterday, in a protest to increase the nurses salary.
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Wednesday 20 December 2023
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A group of Vaiola nurses led by Matron Akesa Halatanu, protested at the Royal Palace Office this morning where they presented a petition to increase their salary. This afternoon, the Minister of Health Hon. Dr Saia Piukala, told a media briefing that he was not aware of they had gone to the Palace, and that it took him by a surprise, after he and the CEO had met with the nurses yesterday about their concerns.
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Tuesday 28 November 2023
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Domestic rainwater tanks are often contaminated and unsafe to drink if not managed and cleaned regularly, a recent study has shown. Conducted by Tonga's Ministry of Health, Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources, and the Asian Development Bank, the study found drinking water is often contaminated with E. coli.
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Friday 17 November 2023
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Australian Government’s Partnerships for Social Protection (P4SP) program held a disability-inclusive social protection training with more than 45 National Disability Stakeholders including government officials, faith-based institutions, and services providers participants, on 15 November, at Dr. Moulton Hall, Nuku'alofa.
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Tuesday 31 October 2023
Mammogram

Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A new mammogram machine for Tonga will be purchased with support from the Australian Government, the Australian High Commissioner, HE Rachel Moore, said during a joint press conference with the Prime Minister, Hon Hu’akavameiliku today, 31 October 2023.
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Thursday 26 October 2023
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Hon. Saia Piukala will step down as Tonga's Minister of Health when he takes up his new role as WHO Regional Director for the Western Pacific Region Office, early next year, he said yesterday, when he was welcomed by his health staff with a ‘Prayer Breakfast Celebration’ at Tofoa.
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Friday 20 October 2023

Nuku'alofa, Tonga
More than 100 free veterinary surgeries were performed by the New Zealand's South Pacific Animal Welfare (SPAW) veterinarian team, in villages throughout Tongatapu, this week, in partnership with the Angela Glover Fund.
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Thursday 19 October 2023
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Manila, Philippines
Tonga’s Minister for Health Dr Saia Ma’u Piukala was nominated as the next World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Director for the Western Pacific. It is expected that he will take office as the Regional Director on 1 February 2024, for an initial term of five years.
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Wednesday 4 October 2023
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Wellington, New Zealand
John Fa’ukafa, who is of Tongan heritage, was awarded New Zealand's Young Nurse of the year, in September, at the New Zealand Nurses Organisation Toputanga Tapuhi Kaitiaki Aotearoa (NZNO) Annual General Meeting and Conference, for his work in sexual health, including with sexual assault victims, and caring for marginalised communities.
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Monday 25 September 2023
Julie Hulston

Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A team of 48 specialists who volunteered from Open Heart International (OHI) to return to Tonga for their biannual operations, have successfully performed 22 surgeries, after a four years pause due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Wednesday 20 September 2023
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The fifteenth Pacific Health Ministers Meeting (PHMM) opened today, Nuku'alofa, and will run from the 20-22 September.
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