Pacific Island Countries and Territories (PICTs)
Livestock disease surveillance and biosecurity priorities in the Pacific Island countries and territories
... the Pacific Island countries and territories (PICTs) zoonotic diseases such as leptospirosis, scabies, bovine tuberculosis and brucellosis are endemic (Brioudes, Warner, Hedlefs, & Gummow, ...
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A systematic literature review of pediculosis due to head lice in the Pacific Island Countries and Territories: what country specific research on head lice is needed?
... Treatment of pediculosis in the PICTs is anecdotally re- ported to be largely by physical capture of lice (Figure 1), with very limited access to and use of pharmaceuticals. For example, in the Solomon Islands topical 1% ...
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Influenza surveillance in the Pacific Island countries and territories during the 2009 pandemic: an observational study
... Historically, Pacific island countries and territories (PICTs) have been more severely affected by influenza pandemics than any other part of the ...four Pacific island nations ...
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Vulnerability of Tropical Pacific Fisheries and Aquaculture to Climate Change: summary for Pacific Island Countries and Territories
... many Pacific Island countries and territories demands new approaches to the sustainable use of natural resources for economic, human and social ...of Pacific Island Fisheries’ by ...
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Lessons from the Pacific programme to eliminate lymphatic filariasis: a case study of 5 countries
... The Pacific Programme to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis was launched in 1999, under the auspices of the World Health Organization ...most Pacific Island Countries and Territories ...
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Vulnerability of Tropical Pacific Fisheries and Aquaculture to Climate Change: summary for Pacific Island Countries and Territories
... 16. Gehrke PC, Sheaves MJ, Terry JP, Boseto DT and others (2011) Vulnerability of freshwater and estuarine fish habitats in the tropical Pacific to climate change. In: JD Bell, JE Johnson and AJ Hobday (eds) ...
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Adapting to Pacific Island mangrove responses to sea level rise and climate change
... the Pacific Islands region are particularly vulnerable to climate change ...of Pacific Island countries and territories to assess mangrove vulnerability to the effects of climate ...
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Adapting to the health impacts of climate change in a sustainable manner
... facing Pacific Island countries and territories due to their unique geophysical features, and their social, economic and cultural ...The Pacific region also faces challenges with widely ...
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Counting Oceanians of Non-European, Non-Asian Descent (ONENA) in the South Pacific to make them count in global health
... the Pacific Island Countries and Territories (including Australia) and the US State of Hawaii, privileging local official statistical or censual ...27 countries and territories, ...
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Extreme Weather and Climate Events and Their Impacts on Island Countries in the Western Pacific: Cyclones, Floods and Droughts
... the Pacific Climate Change Science Program found that in general climate of the Pacific region is undergoing gradual transition which is driven by both natural and anthropogenic ...Western Pacific ...
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An educational program for mental health nurses and community health workers from Pacific Island countries: results from a pilot study
... the Pacific for vulnerable populations residing in rural and remote ...the Pacific relies upon the human resources of pro- fessionals rather than technology (Saxena, Thornicroft, Knapp, & Whiteford, ...
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Fragile Paradise: Health Impacts of Climate Change in Pacific Island Countries
... The climate change and health vulnerability and adaptation assessment in Kiribati combined quantitative elements—utilizing disease surveillance and climate data where possible, to give an indication of climate and ...
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Corporate governance and board performance: empirical evidence from Pacific Island countries
... Achieving adequate economic growth is crucially important for the improvement of standards of living and the livelihoods of people in the Pacific island countries (PICs). A successful business sector ...
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Corporate governance and board performance: empirical evidence from Pacific Island countries
... developed countries (Australia= 8 per cent; US= 6 per ...developed countries can be attributed to the introduction of limits on the number of directorial positions that a director could ...emerging ...
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Addressing Land Issues in Disaster Risk Management in the Pacific Island Countries
... Kiritimati Island (ADB, ...main island of Tarawa to Kiritimati Island, an atoll that represents 70 percent of Kiribati’s land mass, but which is located 2 000 km away from the ...the island ...
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Economics of Households in Pacific Island Countries: A Case Study of Vanuatu and Tuvalu
... the island of Vaitupu and is a board- ing school where students from other islands come to complete secondary school ...the island that is the clinic which is located in Saniuta village and accessible to ...
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Self-sustainable housing on Mayreau (West Indies)
... entire island grid to which the PV-system is connected. The island grid is completely powered by existing diesel ...the island grid at any time of the ...
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Going to university: Pacific Island migrant perspectives
... Unemployment or lack of job stability, housing affordability, and potential eligibility issues regarding access to settlement services and government bene- fits, oftentimes lead to financial pressures. If employ- ment is ...
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Processed foods available in the Pacific Islands
... Funding was provided by the World Health Organisation South Pacific Office. The support of the respective institutions and Ministries of Health is acknowledged. The research assistants in each site are ...
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Norfolk Island : Pacific periphery
... " The landscape surrounding the remains of the penal settlement at Kingston on Norfolk Island, seems today like an Arcadian landscape.. This illusion hides the pain once experienced with[r] ...
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