Never Stop Health Workers From Moving Abroad: WHO Rep

The Health Ministry must make sure it has a system in place to have enough health workers available for duty at any time.

Wednesday 26 April 2023 | 18:30

Mereleki Nai

Reporter

Tonga Ministry of Health chief executive officer and chair of the Pacific Heads of Health Meeting Dr Siale ‘Akau’ola (third from left), World Health Organisation WHO Representative for the South Pacific Dr Mark Jacobs (fifth from left) and Permanent Secretary Dr James Fong (sixth from left) with participants during the 14th Pacific Heads of Health meeting at Sheraton Fiji Golf & Beach Resort in Nadi. Photo: Mereleki Nai

The Health Ministry must make sure it has a system in place to have enough health workers available for duty at any time.

This was highlighted by World Health Organisation WHO representative for the South Pacific Dr Mark Jacobs during the 14th Pacific Heads of Health meeting at Sheraton Fiji Golf & Beach Resort yesterday.

The purpose of the 14th Pacific Heads of Health meeting (PHoH) is to discuss key health areas such as health governance, health information and digital health, human resources for health, health care financing, non-communicable diseases, universal health coverage and primary health, reproductive, maternal, newborn, child, and adolescent health.