Newsletter 2016 Issue 6

C-POND Issue 6 – March 2016

ISSUE 6 YEAR 2016

Newsletter

Warm Pacific Greetings from the C-POND team.

Ni sa ula i aka, Na aste, Talofa la a, Kia o a a, Malo e lelei, Fakaalofa lahi atu, Taloha Ni, Aloha, Ole, Halo Oloketa, Hello!

The Pa ii Resear h Ce tre for the Pre e io of O esity a d No -Co u i a le Diseases C-POND a l el o es ou to the si th ediio of ou e slete .

In this Issue

2 Welcome 3 Update on FSIA project 4 Update on MANA project 5 Update on CRE project 6 Update on current consultancy

7 Update on current consultancy and highlight of a selected workshop partici-pation 8 PhD students progress 9 Photo gallery 10 Other News

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C-POND Issue 6 – March 2016 2

Welcome to our sixth issue of the C-POND

Newsletter. In this particular issue, it is

our pleasure to introduce our new incoming

Director & Deputy Director together with

the latest updates on key activities that

have happened since our last issue.

The Fiji Sodium Intervention Assessment

(FSIA) project is now in the final phase of

implementation. An update on all related

activities has been highlighted here. A

component of the Pacific MANA project

that commenced in September 2013 has

been completed. C-POND will remain en-

gaged as a key member of the Secretariat

for Pacific MANA. The Centre for Re-

search Excellence (CRE) project continues

to progress on target with updates high-

lighted in this issue. An exciting develop-

ment highlighted here is the FAO-funded

work to develop a regional toolkit for nu-

trition education in agriculture work led by

Dr Jillian Wate and Mrs Jimaima Schultz.

Last year, in addition to the ongoing pro-

jects within C-POND, the Centre facilitat-

ed the NCD STEPS Data collection training

in three (3) Pacific Island Countries in col-

laboration with WHO. A Health Impact

Assessment on draft regulations on mar-

keting of food and non-alcoholic beverages

in Fiji was also undertaken by C-POND and

has been highlighted in this edition.

Finally, in this issue we recognize a recent

PhD graduate (Dr Ramneek Goundar) under

the collaborative agreement between Dea-

kin University and C-POND/FNU. We also

feature here an update from our current

PhD candidate, Ms Gade Waqa.

C-POND continues to provide ongoing sup-

port to staff and students in NCD-related

research. Our Facebook page is active and

our Twitter page has gradually gained more

followers since the last edition.

Welcome Centre Message

Dr Ilisapeci Kubuabola (Centre Director) I as e e tl appoi ted as the e C-POND Di e to i August of to p o ide leade -ship a d a fo th C-POND s isio of e-ai g e ide e, suppo i g k o ledge e -ha ge a d uildi g esea h apa it to e-e se the o esit a d NCD isis i the Pa ii

Isla ds. P io to joi i g C-POND, I had spe t al ost ea s as a a ade i , tea hi g stu-

de ts pu li health, esea h a d epide iolog a oss all dis ipli es at the “ hool of Pu li

Health at CMNH“. I a a edi al oi e t ai i g ith a u de -g aduate p i a deg ee i io he ist a d postg aduate t ai i g i applied epide iolog a d te ia tea hi g.

I st o gl elie e i apa it uildi g espe iall a ou d e ide e e-aio th ough esea h to suppo t de isio s that a e ade he

a agi g a i di idual i p i a a e li i o he a agi g a pu li health p o le i a o u it . C-POND p o ides e that oppo tu it to li k the o k e do as a esea h e te a k to

hat stude ts a e taught o esea h the a e e ui ed to do ithi thei ou ses. M pe so el isio is to uild a d i ease o i-de e i u de taki g esea h a i iies a o gst the staf a d stu-de ts at CMNH“ as ell as a o gst ou stakeholde the Mi ist ies of Health i the egio .

Dr Jillian Wate (Deputy Director - Research)

I ha e had g eat e pe ie es ith C-POND si e he I e-a e o e of the fi st PhD a didates stud i g u de the olla o a-

ti e ag ee e t et ee Fiji Natio al U i e sit a d Deaki U i e -sit i Aust alia. “i e , I ha e ee a ‘esea h Fello a d o the Deput Di e to fo this g o i g egio al esea h e t e i the a ea of o esit a d o - o u i a le diseases NCDs p e e tio .

I u e t ole, I p o ide te h i al suppo t to a ds the esea h aspi atio s a d o je ti es of the e t e, i ludi g suppo t fo the e t e staff as ell as PhDs, Maste s a d u de g aduate stude ts esea h p oje ts, a d de elopi g p oposals. Although, I a at a

ea l stage i e ole, I elie e eati g e ide e a ou d solu-tio -o ie ted esea h a d uildi g esea h apa it i the egio to add ess o esit a d NCDs is iti al. E uall i po ta t is the t a slatio of e ide e i to poli .

The e t e is u e tl i ol ed i a u e of esea h a ti ities a d i this issue, ou ill e updated o the p og ess of these. I hope ou ill e jo eadi g this issue.

From left: Dr Jillian Wate &

Dr Ilisapeci Kubuabola


Highlights

Fiji Sodium Intervention Assessment

(FSIA) Project

The Fiji “odiu I te e io Assess e t P oje t is the Fiji o po e t of the Cost Efe i e ess of “odiu ‘e-du io I te e io s i the Pa ii Isla d Cou t ies p o-je t. Fu ded the Naio al Health Medi al ‘esea h Cou il as a A a ded G a t u de the Glo al Allia e of Ch o i Diseases s he e NHM‘C/GACD , the p oje t is i olla o aio ith the Geo ge I situte fo Glo al Health U i e sit of “ d e a d Deaki U i e sit .

F“IA o pleted Phase I Baseli e Assess e t i . Phase II the I te e io phase o e ed i a d

as o pleted i Ju e . I te e io as i ple-e ted i olla o aio ith the Naio al Food a d Nu-

t iio Ce t e, Mi ist of Health, WHO a d othe stake-holde s ith guida e f o the Food Taskfo e Te h i al Ad iso G oup. I te e io s e e ta geted to a ds o su e s, the food I dust , etaile s a d i po te s, estau a ts a d ake ies. Fo us as o eai g a a e-ess o salt, a d i easi g a aila ilit of salt edu ed

p odu ts.

As pa t of its efo t to i ease a a e ess o salt, the Naio al “alt A a e ess Week as ele ated f o the

th to the th of Ma h at o e the ost popula food ou ts i the e t al di isio . The e fo salt eek as Es ape the hidde salt, Eat out Healthil , Do t e af aid

to ask fo less salt please . The eek lo g a i it o -

p ised of i di idual ou seli g, edia e gage e t, f ee health s ee i g a d displa a d dist i uio of poste s a d i fo aio ate ials. The food ou t te a ts also suppo ted the e e t aki g o e salt edu ed

eals a aila le fo the o su e s. ‘elated a i iies a d e e ts e e also held i othe di isio s.

Pla i g fo Follo -up phase o e ed ith the GACD eei g hi h o e ed o the Ju e a d e d-ed the eei g o the d of Jul . This ought the P i ipal i esigato s a d the p oje t tea s f o Fiji a d “a oa to deli e ate o i di gs f o aseli e, dis-uss i te e io a i iies, p o ide t ai i g a d de elop

pla s fo follo -up fo oth ou t ies. The follo -up i ple e taio pla s e e dis ussed i detail a d ad-i e as p o ided f o leadi g i esigato s i ludi g

e pe ts su h as D B u e Neal f o the Geo ge I situte, D Tuka a, M s “ hultz a d D “ o do f o Fiji a d Asso iate P ofesso Coli Bell a d P ofesso Moodie f o the Deaki U i e sit .

The follo -up phase as o e ed ith the i aliza-io of the I ple e taio Pla . Fi e te po a ‘e-sea h Assista ts e e hi ed a d a tho ough t ai i g

as o du ted. “upe a ket su e data has ee ol-le ted f o supe a kets a d food a al sis is u de -

a .

The “alt Mo ito i g data olle io o e ed i No e e ith the e t al di isio a d is e pe ted to

e o pleted Ju e .

“This year the World Salt Awareness Week was held from the 29th Febru-

ary to 6th March. The theme was

„Hidden Salt,‟ focusing on salt that is hidden in foods”

Update on FSIA

GACD meeting at Naviti 29th June - 2nd July 2015 with Project Lead Investigators, Fiji / Samoa pro-ject teams, Support team from George Institute and Deakin University with the C-POND team

FSIA updates continues


F“IA pla s to o plete the follo -up data olle io Ju e a d p o eed ith a al sis a d epo t ii g ill No e e .

A i Pilla had a oppo tu it to e pa t of the I ple e ta-io “ ie e Wo kshop a d the GACD A ual “ ie ii Meei g i Me i o i No e -

e . she as also fea-tu ed i the GACD A ual ‘e-po t as a spotlight esea he fo epo t. The epo t is a aila le o li e htp:// .ga d.org/

This p o ided he a plafo to sha e halle ges a d oppo tu iies ith the la ge g oup a d lea f o e-sea he s p ese taio .

Pacific MANA Project

Pa ii MANA p oje t has see p og ess ith the e -do se e t of its go e a e st u tu e at the Pa ii Is-la ds Heads of Health Meei g i Fe ua . The e is o a lea te s of efe e e a d o k is i p og ess to suppo t NCD o ito i g a d su eilla e i the Pa-ii Isla d ou t ies. The e is sill fu the dis ussio ith

the oo di ai g od a ou d the Pa ii MANA Dash-oa d fo NCD A io s i the light of the WHO Health

Isla d I di ato s.

Wo k is ostl o pleted fo the poli a d e i o -e ts o po e t of Pa ii MANA. P oto ols e e de-

eloped fo the assess e t of food poli p i ate se -to a d e i o e ts food o posiio , food la eli g, food p o isio i s hools, etail outlets, food t ade . The-se ha e ee su ited alo g ith the epo t to the fu -de , U i e sit of Au kla d. The e a e pla s to i ple-

e t this o k i othe Pa ii Isla ds this ea ; ho e -e this depe ds e i el o a aila le fu ds.

To suppo t the ad a e e t of Pa ii MANA, p oposals a e ei g p epa ed.

The appli aio fo the Pa e-NET “EED fu ds to de elop the Pa ii MANA Hu as su essful thus; a pla i g

eei g has ee s heduled fo e t o th, Ap il i Nadi, Fiji. The pu pose of this eei g is to egi the olla o aio a d de elop e t of a la ge p oposal fo

Ho izo . P oposals a e also ei g p epa ed fo the i ple e taio of food poli a d e i o e t o k i the egio , although the e a e so e ou t ies that a e i te ested to use spe ii p oto ols he e C-POND

ill p o ide the e essa te h i al suppo t.

A pa i ipato o kshop to e h a k pu li se to food- elated poli a d a io s is pla ed fo this ea . “takeholde s f o ele a t o ga isaio s su h as a a-de ia a d the pu li health se to ill pa i ipate i a -da o kshop to assess the u e t poli a d a io s elated to food i Fiji. I addiio , o k a ou d the situ-

aio a al sis of hild BMI o ito i g is i p og ess a d e look fo a d to ad a i g this o k this ea .

Update on FSIA & MANA

FSIA Team

From back left: Nukuciri Bere, Peni Lebaivalu, Arti Pillay , Pauline Vosataki, Roneta Ratumaitavuki

From front left: Michelle Fong and Arleen Sukhu

Photos: FISA team on field

Arti Pillay (FSIA Research fel-low) at the 2015 GACD annual

scientific meeting in Mexico

NEXT: CRE project

http://www.gacd.org/


Centre for Research Excellence in Obesity

Policies and Food System (CRE) Project

The C‘E p oje t has ee p og essi g ell si e ou last update. Data olle io o i ues i o de to update the status of a ious food poli ies i luded i ou e-sea h. A al sis of data olle ted so fa , is u e tl e-i g o du ted. This i ludes the a al sis of t a s ipts f o ke i fo a t i te ie s ith ele a t stakehold-e s i To ga a d Fiji a d t e d a al sis of i po t data to dete i e i pa t of i po t dut poli ies ei g i -ple e ted.

A C‘E pu li aio pla has ee de eloped a d u e t-l p oje t staf a e o ki g o d ati g a us ipts ith the guida e of ou P i ipal I esigato Asso iate P o-fesso Coli Bell a d NHM‘C C‘E Coo di ato P ofesso Ma j Moodie.

I the id - , the tea assisted PhD stude t Gade Wa a i a “ ste s Thi ki g Wo kshop ith se io poli-

- ake s f o the Mi ist of Ag i ultu e a d the Mi -ist of Health. I De e e , the Fiji tea pa i i-pated i the s ste s thi ki g t ai i g o kshop oo di-

ated Deaki s Colla o ai g Ce t e fo O esit P e-e io a d led P ofesso “te e Alle de a d ‘e-

sea h Fello A d e B o . This as a e useful o kshop as ate dees pa i ipated i a a tual sessio

of a s ste s thi ki g o kshop. The theo ehi d the s ste s thi ki g as also pa t of the t ai i g hi h e -su ed e e e i that s ste s thi ki g spa e efo e p a i al o k o e ed. Pa i ipa ts also lea t a d

e e e lighte ed a e o e ei ie t sot a e p o-

g a k o as “i k E, This p og a ill e e tuall e-pla e u e t p og a used fo o ga izi g ideas a d issues ithi a pa i ula s ste .

The tea i De e e also ate ded the th C‘E I esigato s eei g held at Deaki s Bu ood Ca -pus.

The tea p ese ted updates o thei esea h hi h esulted i i po ta t dis ussio s o a fo a d.

Whilst at Deaki , the tea took the oppo tu it to up-date the sel es o the latest te h olog ofe ed i CloudDeaki . This sessio as led M . Da iel Glass a d Ms. Chie Ada hi ho sho ed the tea o e ei-ie t a s to o u i ate ith Deaki staf a d su-

pe iso s. Ms. ‘a hel West took the tea th ough the use of a ious sot a e ade a aila le th ough Deaki Li a fo the pu pose of esea h a d pu li aio .

The i st half of ill e spe t ollai g esults a d de elopi g a us ipts fo pu li aio . A ig i aka

akale u to NHM‘C C‘E s Coo di ato , P ofesso Ma j Moodie a d he tea fo thei guida e a d suppo t of the Pa ii C‘E staf.

Update on CRE

The CRE team with technical developer Daniel Glass during the CloudDeakin session

Facilitators Prof Steve Allender, Andrew Brown and Joshua Hay-ward at the Systems Thinking workshop at Deakin’s Geelong Cam-

From left: Prof Boyd Swinburn, Gade Waqa, Prof Marj Moodie & Jeremaia Coriakula


Development of a Regional Toolkit for

Nutrition Education in Agriculture

I espo se to the th eat to food se u it a d the eed to p o ote good dieta p a i es i the egio ,

C-POND as o t a ted the Food Ag i ultu e O -ga isaio FAO Pa ii Oi e to de elop a egio al toolkit fo ut iio edu aio as pa t of thei o goi g a d pla ed FAO ag i ultu e p odu io . The o k

ega i De e e a d e ded De e e .

The tasks i ol ed the de elop e t of o ept a d app oa h fo the toolkit. This as o pleted th ough lite atu e e ie o edu aio al odules that e e a aila le a d ha e ee used i the egio o else-

he e. The o e of the o k as the d ati g of the ut iio toolkit hi h o sisted of odules. This

also i luded the o sta t e ie i g of d ats ele-a t e pe ts i the a ea to e su e that ad a e d ats e e a aila le fo a pla ed e ie o kshop. A t o

da e ie o kshop as held f o the th- th of O to e at the “ hool of Pu li Health, College of Medi i e, Nu si g a d Health “ ie es.

The o kshop as ell- ep ese ted i di iduals f o a ious ele a t o ga izaio s i ludi g the Mi -ist of Health, Mi ist of Ag i ultu e E te sio , Mi -ist of Edu aio , A ade ia, Wo e s g oups, Youth g oups, a d Chu h g oup leade s. The feed a k e-ei ed du i g the o kshop e e used to i alise the ut iio toolkit hi h as su ited to FAO.

SNAPSHOT- NCD STEPS Training in 3 Pa-

cific Island Countries

This ea , the Ce te p o ided te h i al assista e ith NCD “TEP“ su e data olle io t ai i g to th ee Pa ii Isla ds ou t ies i olla o aio ith the

Wo ld Health O ga izaio WHO .

I Ma h, the ‘esea h Fello fo NCD “u eilla e at C-POND joi ed the WHO Tea leade i Ki i ai to o du t t ai i g a d pilot tesi g f o th to th

Ma h . A total of health o ke s a d olu -tee s e e t ai ed a d a o pa ied i to the ield, to test the data olle i g tools p io to the olli g out of the aio al NCD “TEP“ “u e i Ap il.

The se o d ou t that as assisted as the “olo-o s Isla ds, et ee the th to th Ma . T o

se io staf f o C-POND joi ed the WHO tea s f o “u a a d the “olo o s to o du t data olle io t ai i g a o gst health o ke s. The aio al su -

e ega i Ju e he e the s ope as o sid-e ed to e the ost e pa si e a d o ple su e i the “outh Pa ii due to the i lusio of addiio al

odules to assess iodi e, sodiu , fe ii , hae oglo-i a d kid e fu io tests. To suppo t the “olo o

Isla ds NCD “teps tea s du i g the su e , the t o se io C-POND staf e e e-e gaged i Ju e a d Au-gust espe i el WHO.

Tu alu as the thi d ou t he e C-POND p o ided te h i al assista e fo NCD “teps “u e t ai i g. The C-POND Di e to joi ed the WHO NCD Tea Leade f o the “u a oi e to deli e t ai i g i data olle -io fo NCD “TEP“ “u e et ee th to th “ep-te e . A total of health o ke s a d olu -tee s e e t ai ed at the P i ess Ma ga et Hospital i Fu afui du i g this pe iod.

C-POND ould like to tha k the WHO NCD Tea at the “u a oi e fo the oppo tu it to o k ith thei tea a d the th ee ou t ies i . B De e e , all th ee ou t ies had o pleted thei aio al NCD su -

e . Data olle ted du i g these su e s a e o ith the WHO oi e fo a al sis a d epo t ii g.

Highlights

Participants and facilitators of the workshop with the chief guest Dr Tukana.


Highlights

Health Impact Assessment

C-POND as pa t of a olla o ai e o k to o du t a health i pa t assess e t HIA o the d at egulaio s o a kei g of food a d o -al oholi e e ages i Fiji. I espo se to the glo al a io s to o t ol ad e -isi g of foods a d d i ks to hild e , Fiji is the o l Pa-ii Isla d ou t to date to ha e pu sued legislaio

to egulate su h ad e isi g, a d has de eloped a d at u de its Food “afet A t. The HIA o k as eeded to p o ide the e ide e suppo i g the egulaio a d to de elop e o e daio s to fa ilitate the adopio fo the egulaio s, a d p edi t the pote ial a d ote u -a i ipated health i pa ts of the egulaio . C-POND

as i ol ed i o du i g a desk e ie o u e t glo al a d e isi g lo al e ide e a d also pa i ipated i the stakeholde o kshop to app aise the data a d de elop e o e daio s fo the egulaio s. The HIA epo t as the i ulated to ke i di iduals i Fiji fo o e ts a d i alisaio .

Technical Meeting on the Regional Adap-

tation of the WHO Nutrient Profile Model

to the Western Pacific Region

D . Jillia Wate ate ded the Te h i al Meei g o the ‘egio al Adaptaio of the WHO Nut ie t P oile Mod-el to the Weste Pa ii ‘egio , held o the th – st O to e i Ma ila, Philippi es. The eei g as ate ded ut iio /NCD fo al poi ts f o ou -t ies ithi the Weste Pa ii ‘egio a d as fu ded

the Wo ld Health O ga izaio .

The Pa ii egio as ep ese ted Fiji a d “a oa as so e ut ie t p oili g o k is al ead ei g u de -take i these ou t ies. The o kshop fo used o

i gi g these ou t ies togethe to sha e e pe ie es a d to e ie the ield test esults of the WHO ut ie t p oile odel, dis uss the odel s adapta ilit to the Weste Pa ii egio ; a d ide if e t steps fo the ou t ies to appl the odel i i ple e i g the WHO

sets of e o e daio s o the a kei g of foods a d o -al oholi e e ages to hild e .

D . Wate as i ited as a Te po a Ad ise to this eei g a d he p ese taio as o the o e ie of

the piloi g of the p oile s ste s i Fiji a d the ap-p oa hes used. He p ese taio ele ted o the po-te ial p oili g uses i the Pa ii egio as pa t of the Pa ii Mo ito i g Allia e fo No - o u i a le Dis-ease A io s MANA , a p oje t she is i ol ed i at the Ce t e.

Pa i ipa ts ag eed that the est i io o a kei g of e tai foods a d o -al oholi e e ages to hild e

is i po ta t to add ess ut iio - elated NCD isk fa -to s i the Weste Pa ii egio , as ell as the eed fo egio -spe ii ut ie t p oili g s ste to suppo t i ple e taio of egulaio . A e ie of the u e t WHO Nut ie t Model as o pleted, i ludi g o -se sus o the spe ii s of the food atego ies, i lusio a d e lusio ite ia of the atego ies, a d the e o -

e ded ut ie t le els espe iall fo total fat, total suga , added suga , e e g , satu ated fats, a d sodi-u to p ohi it o allo a kei g of food a d e e -ages to hild e . Fu the a io take as the de elop-

e t of ou t - spe ii pla s to adapt the WHO u-t ie t p oili g odel. The ut ie t p oili g odel ill

e i ulated fo o sultaio s to othe ke i di iduals i the egio efo e its i alisaio .


Bula E e o e! I a Gade Wa a a d I a happ to sha e ith ou so e highlights o the p og ess of stud . I a o o to thi d a d last ea of PhD a didatu e. Cu e tl , I a ased at C-POND oi e i the Ta a ua Ca pus, o k-

i g i olla o aio ith the Ce t e fo Populaio Health ‘esea h, Fa ult of Health at the Deaki U i-e sit , Aust alia. M PhD ai s to de elop a s ste s

app oa h to u de sta d food- elated poli - aki g that ill help i ease Fiji s apa it to i ple e t efe i e, e ide e- ased food poli ies.

The follo i g a i iies ha e ee a hie ed i li e ith PhD Milesto e:

Study O e: Co du ted fa e-to-fa e i te ie s ith se io poli - ake s f o the Mi ist of Health a d Medi al “e i es a d the Mi ist of Ag i ultu e, ‘u-al a d Ma ii e De elop e t a d Naio al Disaste

Ma age e t i Fiji. The poli ake s ie s a d e -pe ie es o food- elated poli aki g e e e -plo ed i the i te ie s i ludi g the fa to s that i -lue e poli - aki g, a d a ie s a d fa ilitato s to the use of e ide e i that p o ess. Study T o: Co du ted sepa ate th ee - i ute s ste s thi ki g o kshops i ea h i ist o e th ee o se ui e da s ith sele ted poli ake s to ide if dela s a d othe hi d a es to food- elated poli - aki g a d to suggest possi le i te e io fo ha ge. Tha ks to C‘E tea fo thei assista e.

Study Three: Wo k i p og ess o p io iized s ste s le el i te e io i ea h i ist . Wo k i p og ess ith ii g a us ipt o i di gs f o the studies des i ed a o e.

M A st a t itled " A “ ste s App oa h To Food-

elated Poli Maki g A d I ple e taio I The Pa-ii " has ee a epted, fo the I te aio al Co -

g ess o O esit ICO Co fe e e that ill e held i the Va ou e Co e io Ce t e, Ca ada f o the

st to the th of Ma , .

I ill e also e a i ited speake o 'Appl i g s s-te s app oa hes i lo - iddle i o e ou t ies' at a “atellite sessio o s ste s thi ki g a d o esit p e-e io a losed sessio p io to the ICO Co fe e e

o the th of Ap il, . This t a el a d asso iated osts is fu ded the Highe Deg ee ‘esea h a d

WHO Colla o ai g Ce t e at the Deaki U i e sit a d th ough the A a d that I o the I te aio -al Epide iologi al Asso iaio ith Aust alasia Epide-

iologi al Asso iaio .

I tha k “upe iso s; P ofesso Ma j Moodie, Asso-iate P of Coli Bell a d D We d “ o do a d the

C-POND tea fo thei o i uous suppo t.

PhD Students Highlights

Congratulations to Dr Ra eek Gou dar ho graduated ith:

Doctor Of Philosophy

Whose thesis as e itled: Ph si al A i it , “ ee -

Based Beha iou s a d O esit A o g Fijia Adoles e ts.

Summary This stud i esigated o esit a d e tal health issues. Ph si al a i it , s ee - ased eha iou i ludi g e-ga i g easu es do 't see to e losel li ked to BMI-) o ps hoso ial out o es i

Fijia adoles e ts. E pe taio s of the BMI-) i pa t of PA p og a s should e lo a d o t ol o io-le t e-ga i g th ough li e si g ag ee e ts is sug-gested.

Pri iple Super isor

Alf ed Deaki P ofesso Bo d “ i u

D . ‘a eek Gou da g aduated ith a PhD i a se ia o the th De f o Deaki U i-

e sit , Mel ou e. This PhD as suppo ted the Deaki U i e si-t a d the College of Medi i e, Nu si g a d Health “ ie es th ough the C-POND Colla o a-io at the Fiji Naio al U i e sit FNU . C-POND ould also like to a k o ledge the F“Med AusAID P oje ts Oi e fo thei suppo t, i pa i ula P of Ia ‘ouse a d D . Be li Kafoa


Photo Gallery

Systems Thinking Workshop at Tanoa Hotel, Suva with Associated Professor Colin Bell, CRE Fiji team and

C-POND staff

Dr Ilisapeci Kuabuabola speaking on 'how to keep track of useful information in your practice’ at the 11th

Biennial Conference Pacific Society for Reproductive Health (PSRH) July 8th 2015, USP ICT, Suva, Fiji

Acting Centre Coordinator

Professor Ian Rouse farewell and handing

over leadership to the new

Directors of C-POND

Best Wishes to Professor Ian Rouse in

his future endeavors

Arti Pillay at the 2015 GACD

Annual Scientific Meeting in Mexico


Other News

Core Team Di e to - D Ilisape i Ku ua ola

Deput Di e to ‘esea h - D Jillia Wate

‘esea h Assista t - Asika ‘aj Ad i ist ai e Oi e - “usa a Lolohea

FSIA Project Team ‘esea h Fello - A i Pilla

‘esea h Assista t - A lee “ukhu

Field ‘esea h Assista ts– Mi helle Fo g, Nuku i i Be e, Pe i Le ai alu, Pauli e Vosataki, ‘o eta ‘atu aita uki

CRE Project Team ‘esea h Fello - D Cathe i e Latu

‘esea h Assista t - Je e aia Co iakula

Te po a Te h i al Ad iso —Gade Wa a

PhD Student Gade Wa a

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We ill o i ue to i g fu the e s o the de el-op e ts of Pa ii MANA , F“IA & C‘E p oje ts a d sha e the i di gs f o e p oje ts. We ill also sha e so e highlights f o ou ajo e e ts a d

eei gs.

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Contacts D . Ilisape i Ku ua ola: +

D . Jillia Wate: +

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Address

Pa ii ‘esea h Ce t e fo the P e e io of O esit a d No -Co u i a le Diseases, ‘esea h, “ hool of Pu li health, College of Medi i e, Nu si g & Health “ ie e, Fiji Naio al U i e sit , Ta a ua a pus

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C-POND has e uited i e esea h assista ts to joi the Fiji “odiu I te e io Assess e t p oje t to assist ith thei Follo - Up phase.

C-POND also app e iates the i te est sho the Fiji Naio al U i e sit , “ hool of Pu li health stu-de ts to olu tee ith us du i g thei se este

eaks a d ate thei g aduaio to gai so e p a -i al k o ledge a d e pe ie e.

‘e e t g aduates a e e ou aged to se d th ough thei u i ulu itae CV ith a des ipio of thei a ea of i te est isii g ou oi e o ia the follo i g add ess e ail : po d@f u.a .j

C-POND a d Pa ii MANA has a a i e Fa e ook page a d T ite page ith ele a t i fo aio o NCD elated issues.

“o please follo us a d d op a essage if ou a e i te ested to ead o e o the g o i g issue of NCD elated diseases i the Pa ii .

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