Brilliant that the Dep Head of Mission Alex Langley took a turn to practice cervical thermal ablation, at a great session with Nauruan clinical staff run by Family Planning Australia and made possible through Nauru Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade funding to the #EPICC Consortium Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade 🇦🇺

Best of luck to the 13 Pacific athletes competing in Paris as part of the Pacific’s largest ever Paralympic team. Australia is proud to have supported 40 aspiring Paralympians through #PacificAusSports in partnership with the @AusOlympicTeam and Oceania Paralympic Committee.

Last week I experienced Tuvaluan hospitality & saw the strength of the 🇹🇻 & 🇦🇺 partnership. We talked about being there for each other in times of need & building a stronger Pacific family to face shared challenges. Yesterday we celebrated the Falepili Union coming into force.

Back to the classroom today, to give a guest lecture for ANUPopulationHealth 2024 MPH , MAE and PhD students and scholars, sharing experiences and discussing Australia's work for health in our region. Love engaging with the emerging and established public health professionals!

The High Commission was delighted to host the Collectif Arc-En-Ciel this morning on the Wear It Purple Day 2024 💜, a day to empower LGBTQIA+ youth to dream big and share “Your Passion, Your Pride” with Australia. 🏳️‍🌈 Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade 🇦🇺 Dr Lucas de Toca

WISH Fiji Fiji National University FNU College of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sci Ministry of Health & Medical Services - Fiji Agriculture Fiji Launch of WISH+ Pacific @PIHRS Sofitel. Dr Lucas de Toca Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade 🇦🇺 watch the difference Planetary Health makes globally. #amazing

Excellent start to my visit to Vanuatu! Last night, I had dinner with Australia’s new High Commissioner designate to Vanuatu, Vanuatu’s Minister for Health, and Acting Director General of Health who are working to maintain our strong health partnership between 🇦🇺&🇻🇺

Amazing work being done by the Vanuatu Society for People with Disabilities to support people with disabilities access health services & participate in their communities. Great to hear directly about health access challenges & opportunities for improving health equity for all.

Eliminating violence against women and children is a priority for both Australia and Vanuatu. So grateful to the Vanuatu Women’s Centre for hosting us today to discuss their important work on this issue, including providing services & building community awareness.

New $3.5 million partnership with Pasifika Medical Association Group will support communities in Tonga & Vanuatu access culturally-informed services for mental wellbeing. Great to announce this while in 🇻🇺, to discuss Vanuatu's health needs & the importance of strong, locally-led services.

Honoured to join World Health Organization (WHO) Asia Pacific Parliamentarian Forum on Global Health in 🇻🇺, to share experiences building resilient health workforces. Welcomed focus on health workforce to support remote First Nations communities, an area where 🇦🇺 has experience to share & progress to make

Also pleased to announce our exciting new $2 million partnership with @naatsihwp while in Vanuatu, which will draw on and share First Nations Australians’ experience in developing a community-level health profession to support improved access to culturally safe health services.

Honoured to meet His Excellency, 🇻🇺President Nikenike Vurobaravu today and present my credentials. I am delighted to begin my appointment as 🇦🇺 High Commissioner to Vanuatu 🇻🇺 and look forward to building on our long and enduring partnership 🤝 #TugetaYumiStanap

What does a community arts group have to do with health? Everything, if its Vanuatu's Wan Smolbag! With 🇦🇺 support, Wan Smolbag is doing incredible work to raise awareness of health challenges, disability rights, sexual health & nutrition, including through the power of theatre.

Calling #publichealth experts in the Pacific and Southeast Asia - consider applying to join the The Pandemic Fund Technical Advisory Panel. Applications close 15 September.

Vanuatu was the first Pacific nation to commit to a national strategy for the elimination of #cervicalcancer. We're supporting local efforts towards this goal, which I saw firsthand today during a visit to the cervical cancer screening clinic at Vila Central Hospital.

Vanuatu's ambitious Hospital Re-Development Plan is mapping out plans to improve health infrastructure & increase access to clinical services across Vanuatu’s 6 hospitals. Discussed this locally-led approach with hospital staff today & how 🇦🇺 support has contributed