PacificIslands–WHOMulti-countryCooperationStrategy2024–2029 PacificIslands–WHOMulti-countryCooperationStrategy2024–2029 ISBN9789290620587 ©WorldHealthOrganization2024 Somerightsreserved.ThisworkisavailableundertheCCBY-NC-SA3.0IGOlicense Contents FOREWORDiii SIGNATORYSTATESv ABBREVIATIONSvi EXECUTIVESUMMARYvii 1.Overview1 2.HealthanddevelopmentsituationinthePacific3 2.1Healthprogress3 2.2Healthchallenges4 2.3WHOandpartnershiplandscape5 3.StrategicagendaforWHO’sworkinthePacific7 3.1Priority1.Achieveuniversalhealthcoverage(UHC)throughintegrated people-centredqualityhealthservices9 3.2Priority2.Addressnoncommunicablediseases(NCDs)andtheirdeterminants9 3.3Priority3.Buildresiliencetokeyhealththreats,includingclimatechange, healthemergenciesanddiseaseoutbreaks10 4.Country/areafocusedplans13 AmericanSamoa17 CookIslands21 Fiji27 FrenchPolynesia31 Guam35 Kiribati39 MarshallIslands43 FederatedStatesofMicronesia47 Nauru53 NewCaledonia59 Niue63 CommonwealthoftheNorthernMarianaIslands67 Palau73 PitcairnIslands79 Samoa83 SolomonIslands91 Tokelau95 Tonga99 Tuvalu105 Vanuatu109 WallisandFutuna115 Bibliography124 PacificIslands–WHOMulti-countryCooperationStrategy2024–2029 FOREWORD ThenewPacificIslands–WHOMulti-countryCooperationStrategy2024–2029marksanexcitingstepinthelong-standingpartnershipbetweentheWorldHealthOrganization(WHO)andPacificislandcountriesandareas(PICs).Thissix-yearstrategicroadmapcrystallizesoursharedprioritiesandstrengthensourcommonresolvetoachievesustainablehealthimprovementsacrosstheregion. KeepinginmindtheglobalandregionalprioritiesofWHOandthebroaderdevelopmentgoalsofthePacific,thisStrategywasdevelopedthroughclosedialoguewithPacificpartnersandbasedonguidancefromPacifichealthleaders.TheprioritiesoutlinedtacklethemostpressinghealthissuesandneedsfacingthePacific:toachieveuniversalhealthcoverage;tomusteraneffectivemultisectoralresponsetononcommunicablediseases;andtofortifyresilienceagainstemerginghealththreatssuchasclimatechange.Whilefocusingonkeysharedchallenges,theStrategyallowsfortailoredapproachesthatrespectthedistinctcontextofeachPIC. Challengeslieahead,butthefuturelooksbrightwiththesupportofpartnersandtheclosecooperationbetweenWHOandthePICs.ThecollaborativeworkguidedbythisStrategypromiseslastingdividendsintheformofsavedlives,reducedpoverty,empoweredcommunitiesandahealthier,moresustainablefutureforallPacificislanders. Withoptimismandanunwaveringcommitment,IcommendthisnewPacificIslands–WHOMulti-countryCooperationStrategy2024–2029andtheimprovementsinhealthandwell-beingthatitwillhelpachieve. DrSaiaMa’uPiukala RegionalDirectorfortheWesternPacificWorldHealthOrganization iii PacificIslands–WHOMulti-countryCooperationStrategy2024–2029 Palau SIGNATORYSTATES AmericanSamoaCommonwealthoftheNorthernMarianaIslan CookIslands FijiPitcairnIslands FrenchPolynesiaSamoa GuamSolomonIslands KiribatiTokelau MarshallIslandsTonga Tuvalu FederatedStatesofMicronesia NauruVanuatu NewCaledonia(pending)WallisandFutuna Niue PacificIslands–WHOMulti-countryCooperationStrategy2024–2029 ABBREVIATIONS AMR antimicrobialresistance CFP country/areafocusedplan GDP grossdomesticproduct IHR(2005) InternationalHealthRegulations(2005) MCCS Multi-countryCooperationStrategy NCD noncommunicabledisease NTD neglectedtropicaldiseases PHC primaryhealthcare PICs Pacificislandcountriesandareas STI sexuallytransmittedinfection UHC universalhealthcoverage VPD vaccine-preventabledisease WASH water,sanitationandhygiene WHO WorldHealthOrganization PacificIslands–WHOMulti-countryCooperationStrategy2024–2029 EXECUTIVESUMMARY ThePacificIslands–WHOMulti-countryCooperationStrategy2024–2029,orMCCS,developedbytheWorldHealthOrganization(WHO)throughaconsultativeprocessinvolving21Pacificislandcountriesandareas(PICs),outlinesWHO’scomprehensiveandtailoredmedium-termsupportplaninthePacific.ThissummaryprovidesanoverviewoftheMCCS,highlightingitsalignmentwithregionalandglobalhealthstrategies. TheMCCSunderscoresthediversehealthchallengesfacedbyPICsandtheimportanceoftailoredstrategies.Italignswithagreedregionalandglobalhealthanddevelopmentstrategies.Anditacknowledgesprogressinhealthcare,highlightingimprovementsinimmunizationcoverage,diseasemanagementandhealthemergencyresponse. CollaborativeeffortsarecrucialtoaddresshealthchallengesinthePacificandleverageexpertise,resourcesandfinancialsupport.TheMCCSrecognizestheroleofvariousorganizationsanddonors,emphasizingthebenefitsofcollectiveaction. TheMCCSoutlinesthreeoverarchingpriorities:achieveuniversalhealthcoverage(UHC),addressnoncommunicablediseases(NCDs)andbuildresiliencetohealththreats.ThestrategicagendaprovidesaroadmapforactionacrossPICsandpartners,focusingonexpandinghealth-careaccess,preventingNCDs,andenhancinghealthandhealthsystemresilience. PRIORITY1.Achieveuniversalhealthcoverage TheMCCSemphasizesUHCasacriticalregionalpriority,advocatingforequitableaccesstoqualityhealthcareforallPacificislanders.Thefocusisonintegratingandupgradinghealthservices,conductingassessments,fosteringpartnerships,andadvocatingforsupportiv