AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoNursing spotlight in the Cook Islands: Te Marae Ora honoured more than 100 nurses for International Nurses Day, with Ministry leadership stressing the need to keep investing in the local workforce. Heat and learning risk: A new Samoa research project will track heat and humidity in classrooms and outdoor areas to see how climate change is affecting children’s health, mood, concentration and learning. Support for future nurses: Whitireia and WelTec highlighted nursing ākonga, including added help via Southern Cross Nursing Scholarships and support like uniforms and footwear for first-years. Pacific family policy in focus: A review of maternity and paternity leave points to benefits for parents and children, but notes Pacific implementation is still a work in progress. Regional health partnerships: TMO and the Cook Islands Red Cross Society marked an island-wide Tutaka campaign aimed at strengthening the fight against dengue. Mobility and access: Sri Lanka’s passport ranking (94th) is framed as a real-world factor shaping travel, study and work options.
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