Heat & extreme weather are linked to adverse #MentalHealth outcomes, but other health outcomes receive more attention➡️We developed recommendations for actions on #ClimateChange & #MentalHealth Really happy to see a summary featured in The Lancet Planetary Health! 📄thelancet.com/journals/lanpl…

Priveleged to be part of the Pacific Partnership 2024-2 Final Planning Conference in San Diego, CA. It was a new experience traveling to that side of the globe. Apart from work, San Diego itself was beautiful with its rich culture, history and scenic landscape.

No one: Islanders with their comments. 🤦🏽‍♂️😂 #TGIF

A novel (and quite exciting) experience to navigate the manuscript submission process. Now we wait 😬

My hardest moment as a Boss/Team Leader is when a colleague is going thru a rough time and breaks down in front of you. The whole team dynamic shifts. 😔

Our generation, deemed more enlightened, struggles to pass on cultural wisdom, knowledge, and skills to the next generation—the inevitable shortfall in our legacy.

"After all that has been said and done, more is said than done." Talk is cheap.

A boat with 4 men drowned yesterday. Only 2 swam ashore, over more than 6hrs. 2 are still missing. 😔 Despite weather warning over the radio, they set sail. This is also why traditional skills in reading and understanding weather patterns is important.

Vanuatu is gearing up for Independence Day 😀 📷VBTC Santo

Conducting EMT (Emergency Medical Teams) training for SHEFA Province, Vanuatu, this week. Our clinicians are familliar with responding to disasters but this training further enhances their knowledge and skills and will greatly benefit the overall MoH disaster prep & response.

The saddest thing is that a lot of people are taking their frutmstrations out on the teachers when they should be directed towards the govt.

An important training, and to have it onboard HELPR-1 is very fitting

When does community safety outweigh individual welfare? dailypost.vu/opinion/when-d… via Vanuatu Daily Post

I couldn't have said it better. We’re at the forefront of service delivery, not in control of how resources are allocated to us. While we remain committed to our duties, we won’t compromise our safety to mask systemic shortcomings

An honor to join and speak on the panel at the launching of this Center for Asia-Pacific Resilience and Innovation report. A report that serves to guide policy for allPacific Island countries in this modern era.

Attended the Pasifika Medical Association Group 28th Conference in Christchurch, themed “Vunilagi ni Bula Sautu: Living Our Best Lives,” was inspiring! Honored to present on the DFAT-funded Ngalu Fanifo Project in Vanuatu & reconnect with colleagues. Grateful for the insights & collaboration!

We are the local mental health specialists on the ground. We carry your pain as our own, but even healers break. This quake has shattered more than earth—it’s testing the limits of our humanity. We’re here, a very small team. #VanuatuEarthquake

A clear explanation on this issue. Tankio 🙏🏾

Historic day for Vanuatu! 🇻🇺 PM Jotham Napat, Minister of Health, Japan Ambassador & a delegation of MPs launched the CT Scan at Vila Central Hospital. PM to visit next week for a full-day briefing: “Don’t just bring problems. Bring solutions too.” #Vanuatu #Healthcare #CTScan

🇻🇺Faaam I am shook! ~ 97% of patients i've seen over the past 2wks have pterygium! 😳 pterygium = harmless, wedge-shaped growth of tissue on the cornea that can slowly extend, often caused by too much sun or wind exposure. (ps: yes, i'm back on X 😉)