Health

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Australian Diabetes Pacific Research

Australian Diabetes Pacific Research was first established in 2013 through PhD Research partnership with Dr Heena Akbar, an executive PWA  board member ( 2013 -2014,…

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Pasifika & Maori Health Women & Babies Project

A project that PWA wash involved with since February 2015, the Pasifika & Maori Health Women & Babies project brought together women across Brisbane for…

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Maori & Pacific Islander WALK 4 LIFE

In June 2015, PWA in partnership with The Good Start Program, a government funded Chronic disease prevention program for Maori & Pacific Islanders (MPI), hosted…

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Feeding our Mana

Brief summary of Project: This project will address food insecurity in Maori and Pasifika communities in Queensland with the aim to develop strategies and portfolio…

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Investigating the cultural context of medication adherence in a Pacific Islander and Maori population with Type 2 Diabetes

(PhD Research – Tash Taufatofua; Supervisors – Dr Adam La Caze; Associate Professor Neil Cottrell; Dr Heena Akbar) Supporting medication adherence in a Maori and…

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COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout Roundtable

In partnership with Pacific Women In Network (Pacific WIN) and Harmony Alliance: Migrant & Refugee Women for Change, PWA hosted an online roundtable consultation with…

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Cervical Screening Roundtable Consultation & Resource

Cervical cancer is one of the most preventable cancers. It can be detected early and prevented by a cervical screening test that can be performed…

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Tutuvatu

Pasifika Women’s Alliance in partnership with Griffith University, Oceanic Pacific Health Association, Pasifika Young Peoples Wellbeing Network and True Relationships & Reproductive Health presents ‘Tutuvatu‘…

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Vaccination Hub for Pacific Islander & Maori Communities

There is a significantly slow uptake of the COVID vaccine with our Pacific Island and Maori communities in South-East Queensland. In partnership with the Oceania…

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