News & Events
Members Meeting - Monday, 19 April, 6.00pm AEST - Register HERE
Join Chair, Prof Finlay Macrae, who will report on 2021 activities to date and Pacific Programs Lead, Chris Hair, who will talk on our virtual training activities and plans. Our guest speaker is Assoc Prof Collin Tukuitonga, Assoc Dean Pacific, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, The University of Auckland. He will draw on his experience to speak about "The Status and Impact of Healthcare Development in the Pacific".
Benchtop Sterilisers have been purchased for our partners' endoscopy units in Fiji, Solomon Islands and Timor-Leste. Read more
ANZGITA has started a GoFundMe Campaign (follow the link to donate) to help fund the renovation of available space at Vaiola Hospital, Tonga's largest, into a dedicated endoscopy area. Click here to learn more.
Gastroenterologists Conduct Pacific Training Virtually During COVID
Covid-19 may have cancelled medical rotations from New Zealand to the Pacific this year, but it has not ruined the plans of gastroenterology trainers. Read the RNZ article here featuring our own Dr Ian Turner and Karen Kempin.
Shout out to the brilliant nurses at Epworth Hospital in Geelong for their incredible work! They all look great rocking our Gutsy Nurse Socks!
New stock is in! Free shipping before Christmas on orders over $50.
Support Gutsy Docs & Gutsy Nurses - ANZGITA Socks - Order NOW! - Click for more info
In this crazy year especially, here is an idea to honour and support a gutsy doctor or nurse in your clinic or hospital, well-deserving of a pair of cool socks for Christmas!
These colourful socks honouring our dedicated healthcare workers are now available internationally to buy directly from the Sydney Sock Project website.
Support Gutsy Docs & Gutsy Nurses - ANZGITA Socks - Order NOW! - Click for more info
In this crazy year especially, here is an idea to honour and support a gutsy doctor or nurse in your clinic or hospital, well-deserving of a pair of cool socks for Christmas!
These colourful socks honouring our dedicated healthcare workers are now available internationally to buy directly from the Sydney Sock Project website.
University of Otago NZ Offer Pacific Physicians Free Courses
Prof Michael Schultz, Head of the Department of Medicine at the University of Otago in Dunedin, NZ has generously extended an offer to Pacific physicians to attend the department's online RACP written and clinical exam refresher courses at no charge. Read more here.
ANZGITA to Provide 2021 Myanmar Webinar Training Program
In 2021 ANZGITA will again be providing capacity building training for colleagues in Myanmar. An agreement has been signed with University of Medicine 2 (UM2) which is associated with Thingangyun Sanpya General Hospital (TSGH) in Yangon. Read more here.
COVID-19 Is Reaching the Last Coronavirus-Free Nations on Earth - Isolated Pacific island nations closed their borders early in the pandemic, but COVID-19 is beginning to creep in. Read in TIME, 13 Nov 20
ANZGITA AGM Summary and Prof Michael Wesley, Deputy Vice Chancellor International, University of Melbourne on “The Role of Australian and New Zealand NGOs in the Contemporary Indo-Pacific”
ANZGITA AGM Summary and Prof Michael Wesley, Deputy Vice Chancellor International, University of Melbourne on “The Role of Australian and New Zealand NGOs in the Contemporary Indo-Pacific”
Annual Report 2019-2020 Released
You Can Help - Present our Flipbook - About ANZGITA - Helping Save Lives
Thank you Kim West for being the first member to present this to colleagues.
ANZGITA Leaders published in Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology
A paper by Desmond Leddin (ANZGITA Advisory Group Member) and Finlay Macrae (ANZGITA Chair) was published in the May/June Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology which documents the need for the gastroenterology community to consider the implications of climate change for Gastrointestinal Health and Disease. We invite you to read it here.
ANZGITA Tele-Health WEBINARS - Next up: Friday 18 December 2020
The program of interactive learning webinars, organised by Assoc Prof Chris Hair in association with the Pacific Basin Telehealth Resource Center at University of Hawaii, continues to run. The program's value is heightened at a time when face-to-face contact is not possible. Go to our Webinar page for session information and video links.
DFAT Partnerships for Recovery Strategy - The Foreign Minister and Minister for International Development and the Pacific launched the Australian Government’s COVID-19 development response strategy, Partnerships for Recovery. We are pleased to provide you with a copy of the Strategy here.
The Strategy presents Australia’s priorities in working globally, and especially with our near neighbours, to minimise the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. We are pivoting our development partnerships in support of the health security, economic recovery and stability of our region.
The Strategy presents Australia’s priorities in working globally, and especially with our near neighbours, to minimise the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. We are pivoting our development partnerships in support of the health security, economic recovery and stability of our region.