Wonderful to be hearing from Dr Lucas de Toca at ANUPopulationHealth today and reflecting on the contribution of Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade 🇦🇺 in supporting our Pacific RHD Program work to tackle rheumatic heart disease. Joseph Kado Krystal Millar Jonathan Carapetis Fiji Rheumatic Heart Disease Programme Fiji Institute of Pacific Health Research Cure Kids

Nothing like a meke to kick off the Fiji Institute of Pacific Health Research Pacific Islands Health Research Symposium 2024 in Nadi Fiji National University iTaukei medical student association can dance Great welcome by Chair Donald Wilson & Keynote by Rachel Ministry of Health & Medical Services - Fiji

2/Dr Rachel Ministry of Health & Medical Services - Fiji HIV is much worse epidemic than covid Fiji has escalating HIV rates Shift to younger ages 82 deaths in 2023 Escalating intravenous drug use problem in youth But things will change Shout out for research to inform policy Indo-Pacific Centre for Health Security Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade 🇦🇺

Rachel Ministry of Health & Medical Services - Fiji Indo-Pacific Centre for Health Security Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade 🇦🇺 3/ A catch up with old friends Rachel & Sam Then a great session to Chair on Communicable Diseases PICTs IPC WHO survey Noncompliance of TB treatment Notifiable disease surveillance in Vanuatu

Rachel Ministry of Health & Medical Services - Fiji Indo-Pacific Centre for Health Security Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade 🇦🇺 4/ Planetary Health panel & community driven research using local participatory methods Then the posters- my favourite as informal & interactive Dr Steph presents on bacterial meningitis in young children, the impact of vaccines in reducing disease & IPC for the nursery

Rachel Ministry of Health & Medical Services - Fiji Indo-Pacific Centre for Health Security Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade 🇦🇺 5/ D2 Keynote by Dr Benett Brook on Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander health, wellbeing & Indigenous methodologies in health research - weaving together the strands to build trust & strong connections

Rachel Ministry of Health & Medical Services - Fiji Indo-Pacific Centre for Health Security Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade 🇦🇺 6/ Dr Eleanor Neal on what may happen to pneumococcal disease if Fiji were to change from 3 to 2 doses of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine Me on the outcomes of the Asia-Pacific Vaccine Research Network training + & future plans Discussion on Pacific regional support & PNG

Rachel Ministry of Health & Medical Services - Fiji Indo-Pacific Centre for Health Security Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade 🇦🇺 7/ Good to back on Fiji time with lovely ladies doing amazing things & Isireli- who is also doing lots of great stuff

Rachel Ministry of Health & Medical Services - Fiji Indo-Pacific Centre for Health Security Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade 🇦🇺 8/ Enjoyed facilitating the writing workshop on policy briefs with these 3 wonderful academics & changemakers on: IPC to prevent AMR HPV Self test Accessible lymphatic filiarisis drugs Behaviour change to prevent road traffic accidents

Rachel Ministry of Health & Medical Services - Fiji Indo-Pacific Centre for Health Security Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade 🇦🇺 9/ The changemakers workshop 😁 Fiji Institute of Pacific Health Research Fiji National University Donald Wilson

Fiona Russell Fiji Institute of Pacific Health Research Fiji National University Rachel Ministry of Health & Medical Services - Fiji Many thanks for helping out this year Fiona Russell Fiji Institute of Pacific Health Research

#PIHRS2024 #DoneandDusted Grateful to all our #partners 🙌💯

Donald Wilson Fiji Institute of Pacific Health Research Fiji National University Rachel Ministry of Health & Medical Services - Fiji a pleasure- really enjoyed it- congratulations to a great meeting

Fiji Institute of Pacific Health Research AusAID Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade 🇦🇺 Pacific Community ANUPopulationHealth Donald Wilson Prof Jacqui Webster Colin Bell FNU College of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sci Fiji National University Joseph Kado Isireli K Kesa Senitiri Gade Waqa 👏 great work !!

Fiji Institute of Pacific Health Research AusAID Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade 🇦🇺 Pacific Community ANUPopulationHealth Donald Wilson Prof Jacqui Webster Colin Bell FNU College of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sci Fiji National University Joseph Kado Isireli K Kesa Senitiri Gade Waqa a great pleasure- congrats to you all for such a fabulous meeting - look forward to the next one