20 June, 2016. The first regional conference on the Pacific's leading cause of death is underway in Tonga's capital, Nuku'alofa.

6 June, 2016. A Tongan-based non-profit organisation claims HIV infection rates in the Pacific region are on the rise.

1 June, 2016. Tonga has launched a hard-hitting campaign highlighting the dangers of smoking around children on World No Tobacco Day.

26 May, 2016. An Australian academic hopes his research will improve the health of Pacific people by advancing fruit production in the region.

26 Me 2016 “‘Oku hanga ‘e he tapaka ‘o tamate’i e vaeua ‘o e kau ifi tapaka. ‘Oku ofi ‘i he toko 6 miliona ‘a e kakai ‘oku tamate’i ‘e he tapaka ‘i he ta’u. ‘Oku laka hake ‘i he toko 5 miliona ‘o e ni’ihi ko ia kuo mate ‘i he’enau  ifi e tapaka, pea laka hake leva ‘i he toko 6 kilu ko e ni’ihi na’e ‘ikai ke nau ifi tapaka ka ko hono kapuhia kinautolu ‘e he ‘ahu’i tapaka ‘i he ifi ‘a e kakai kehe.” (WHO website).

22 May, 2016. Auckland teenager Jen Byrn has recovered fully from her frightening brush with the Zika virus she contracted on holiday in Tonga in January.

20 May, 2016. The Director of Health in Tonga says nurses are doing a great job despite an earlier report that 70 percent had not reached national professional standards.

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