St. Vincent's Pacific Health Fund

01/08/2023

Congratulations Tamara!

A long-term volunteer at St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne, Tamara Shepherd (Tammy), was awarded an Order of Australia (OAM) earlier this year, for her service to the community through charitable organisations.

Tammy has volunteered in various roles at St Vincent’s, across campuses, for over a decade. Most recently she has touched hundreds of patients’ and residents’ lives by personally sewing them face masks, fiddle blankets, syringe driver bags and healing hearts.

Tammy has also volunteered for a long list of other charities and health services, and we’re very proud that her service has been recognised.

Pictured: Tamara during a 10-week volunteer trip with Mercy Ships, an international charity operating hospital ships.

17/07/2023

Andrew Dent Scholarships are offered each year to health sector students who need support to undertake volunteer work, electives or study trips that aid people in the Pacific Region. Read more here about Dr. Jeremy Flanagan as the first ever medical student with the Eye Clinic in Tungaru Central Hospital (TCH) in South Tarawa. https://www.svhm.org.au/support-us/pacific-health-fund/scholarships/scholarships-2023

15/06/2023

Dr Georgina Phillips is the third FACEM in three years to receive one of IFEM’s highest honours.

14/06/2023

Congratulations Georgina Phillips. A recognition very richly deserved.

Dr Georgina Phillips is the third FACEM in three years to receive one of IFEM’s highest honours.

20/02/2023

We are current accepting applications for the Andrew Dent Scholarships. The scholarship is open to individual students in the health sector to help support volunteer work, student electives and study trips within the Pacific Islands region. Next round of scholarships will be considered on 31 March
Guidelines, application form, and more information on our website here https://www.svhm.org.au/support-us/pacific-health-fund/scholarships

20/02/2023

In 2020-2021, the Pacific Health Fund engaged with health workers in Fiji, Vanuatu, Timor Leste, Kiribati, Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands. Our Annual Review is now published here:
https://www.svhm.org.au/support-us/pacific-health-fund/annual-review/annual-reports

31/08/2021

Meet the PHF Committee, find out more about how to apply for small grants, practical tips for grant writing! Online Information Session. Wednesday 22 September, 1pm Fiji time.
To register your interest in attending this online session, please use this link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZApce2oqDsoG9b6pm1Q1EhMnDmT7DqrrN4R

10/08/2021

Have a look at this wonderful video which shows some of the positive impact art therapy can have on patients in acute mental health wards. This art therapy pilot project in Samoa was partly funded by the Pacific Health Fund.

As part of this PACMAS Innovation Fund activity implemented in 2014, Asia Australia Mental Health worked closely with regional partners, including the Tiapap...

13/07/2021

Interested in capacity building in Emergency Care? There is one fully-funded scholarship (value $1750 AUD) to a clinician working in a LMIC for enrolment in "Capacity Building in Global Emergency Care (CBGEC)" This course might be for you! https://emergencyeducation.org.au/program/capacity-building-in-global-emergency-care/
Scholarship application process here https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=uY0c4qiKAUOWVwd6BBW98eay7y6-N5xDsggdBkBxkDhUNkU1UE8zT0sxU1BTNDI3V0IzQlFUVko5Ny4u

The Capacity Building in Global Emergency Care (CBGEC) course aims to develop the knowledge and skills of current and future Global Emergency Care (GEC) practitioners in capacity building. GEC practitioners work in diverse settings, often in the context of limited resources and resource-limited emer...

10/12/2020

Veilomani is a Fijian word that means "the act of loving one another." The Veilomani Training is a short course for Pacific Health Care Workers to respond to GBV and improve mental health and psychosocial support for families during COVID-19. This online course is part of a pilot project co-led by Fiji National University College of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, St. Vincent's Post Graduate Overseas Specialist Training Program, and UNFPA. Aloama Sikela is an Assistant Information Officer and Counsellor with the Department of Social Welfare under the Ministry of Health, Social Welfare, and Gender in Tuvalu. We are grateful to Aloama and all Health Care Workers who are doing their part to end violence against women and girls.



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28/11/2020

Congratulations to Brigid O'Ryan and Odille Chang for the publication of their pilot art-making and mental health recovery project in Suva, Fiji. The St. Vincent's Pacific Health fund is proud to have been able to support this work.

Objective: A pilot art-making and mental health recovery project addressed consumer and carer mental health and well-being in Suva, Fiji. Method: Using feedback...

02/08/2020

A wonderful paper focused on system development for emergency care in the pacific from one of our valued foundation commitee members published in one of the worlds most esteemed scientific medical journals. Well done Georgina Phillips et al!

PICT stakeholders now have baseline indicators and a comprehensive roadmap for EC development within a globally recognised health systems framework. This study generates practical, context-appropriate tools to trigger further research, conduct evidence-based advocacy, drive future improvements and m...