Health Professionals in Fiji and the Pacific will be looking at establishing an Oceania Planetary Health network for global policy dialogue.
This was highlighted by the Minister for Health and Medical Services, Rosy Akbar while opening the Oceania Planetary Health Forum at the Sofitel Fiji Resort in Nadi.
Akbar says that this will look to develop a regional research framework for planetary health, a new trans‑disciplinary field encompassing the safeguarding of human health and the natural systems they underpin.
The forum is convened by the United Nations Development Fund and International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) under the theme " Planetary Health in Oceania ‑ Strengthening Partnerships for Nature and Human Health.
