PacMOSSI 2024 Annual Meeting

Meeting date: 4th to 5th June 2024 Venue: The Lava Hotel, Apia, Samoa Contact: pacmossi@jcu.edu.au

Aims of the meeting

The PacMOSSI annual meeting showcased the latest work of Pacific Island Countries and Areas (PICs) in mosquito surveillance and control – and raised awareness of the need to enhance preparedness for future mosquito-borne disease outbreaks.

The meeting objectives were to:

  1. review the current status of mosquito surveillance and control in PICs,
  2. discuss regional priorities for strengthening surveillance and control of mosquito-borne diseases, and
  3. provide an update on PacMOSSI opportunities to strengthen mosquito surveillance and control.

Meeting resources

Meeting agenda

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Meeting minutes

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Presentations

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Presentations from the following speakers

Fata Paulo Pemita Seuseu and Lesieli Mahe

Samoa and Tonga
"Strategic Planning - Samoa and Tonga experiences"
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Fata Paulo Pemita Seuseu

Ministry of Health, Samoa
"Dengue Outbreak Response in Samoa"
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Ambre Van Cam

Department of Health, French Polynesia
"Dengue Outbreak Response in French Polynesia"
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Vineshwaran Rama

Ministry of Health and Medical Services, Fiji
"Fiji country experience on dengue outbreak response"
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Lincoln Timinao

Papua New Guinea Institute of Medical Research
"Mosquito Control in Papua New Guinea"
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Charles Butafa

Ministry of Health and Medical Services, Solomon Islands
"Mosquito Surveillance and Control in Solomon Islands"
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Villa Tafaumau

Department of Health, American Samoa
"American Samoa's Mosquito Surveillance / Control"
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Edgar Pollard

Solomon Islands
"Chasing Malaria in Honiara, Solomon Islands"
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Osiro Lorin

Bureau of Public Health, Palau
"Different Collection Methods for Aedes in Palau"
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Tessa Knox, Nelson Ngaiorae & Vineshwaran Rama

Australia, Cook Islands and Fiji
"Training of Trainers for Indoor Residual Spraying and country experiences in Fiji and Cook Islands"
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