South Pacific Chief Nursing and Midwifery Officers Alliance

South Pacific Chief Nursing and Midwifery Officers Alliance (SPCNMOA)

The SPCNMOA is an alliance that is engaged in various ongoing activities that strengthen nursing and midwifery provision as well as partnerships throughout the South Pacific region.

VISION

Effective partnerships and coordinated approaches for strengthening nursing and midwifery to improve Pacific health in an equitable and sustainable manner.

MISSION

Strengthening nursing and midwifery capacity as a key priority for Pacific health systems development, through country ownership and leadership.

Secretariat of SPCNMOA

The World Health Collaborating Centre for Nursing Midwifery and Health Development at the University of Technology Sydney

Program of Work (Constitution)

Strategy developed in collaboration with Chief Nurses and Midwives of the SPCNMOA

OFFICIAL PUBLICATIONS

Official brochure of the SPCNMOA

Participating Countries

The SPCNMOA has participation from the following countries: Australia, Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, New Zealand, Niue, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tokelau, Tuvalu, Vanuatu and those represented by the Amercian Pacific Islands Nursing Council.

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News & Publications

Achieving Universal Health Care in the Pacific: The need for nursing and midwifery leaderships
22nd December, 2021
The Lancet Regional Health- Western Pacific Article

SPCNMOA Scoping Study: Nursing and Midwifery in the Pacific Islands
27th May, 2021
WHOCC UTS News Article

SPCNMOA Meeting November, 2020
13th November, 2020
WHOCC UTS News Article

ICN releases Core Competencies in Disaster Nursing report
20th November, 2019
Geneva, Switzerland
Notification Article (ICN)
Core Competencies in Disaster Nursing Report (ICN)

Recent SPCNMOA MEETING BRIEF 2018
15th - 18th October
Rarotonga, Cook Islands
WHO CC UTS Article

WHO Elects new Chief Nurse
Elizabeth Iro of the Cook Islands has been appointed Chief Nurse
WHO CC UTS Article

SPCNMOA members of regional Directors of Clinical Services (DCS) Meeting
This meeting precedes the Pacific Heads of Health (PHoH) Meeting held in Fiji, April, 2018.
RMC DCS Meetings Draft

APEC's 8th High Level Meeting
Location: Papua New Guinea
Post-conference Brief

SPCNMOA Biennial Meeting
Week of 31st of October 2016
Meeting Brief 2016