Mark Durand Archives - The Marshall Islands Journal

Improving health atoll by atoll

By Journal on March 12, 2026 Ailinglaplap, Ellinoora Markkanen, Ishael Ken, Juren Ae, Karen Earnshaw, Kemilang Kabua, Lincoln Simeon, Liwatoon Mour, Loraini Ranadi, Mark Durand, Marshall Islands Mayors Association, Namu, Oktan Timothy, UNICEF, Uraia Rogotava, Weston Elji, Woja News

KAREN EARNSHAW Last month the sailing-cargo vessel Juren Ae took a Ministry of Health and Human Services team to 17 atolls and one island as part of a 12-month pilot program called the Performance Improvement Initiative. The initiative is a major outcome of a 2023 summit between the Marshall Islands Mayors Association and MOHHS. Implementation […]

Health’s ‘first’ for the region

By Journal on October 20, 2016 Fiji National University, Hilary Hosia, Kavekini Neidiri, Mark Durand, Ministry of Health, Pacific Island Health Officers Association, Paulini Quica News Archive

HILARY HOSIA The Marshall Islands Ministry of Health in collaboration with the Pacific Island Health Officers Association, has opened an opportunity for other Pacific health agencies by rolling out the Fiji National University’s nurse practitioner program in Majuro — the first time the program is being conducted outside of Fiji. The pioneer trainees, 16 total, […]