A ministerial conference on health for the Pacific islands was convened in Fiji in 1995, which resulted in the Yanuca Declaration. This Declaration advanced the concept of "Healthy Islands" as the unifying theme for health promotion and health protection. Five follow-up meetings of Ministers of Health for Pacific Island Countries have resulted in a vision of health in the Pacific islands and commitments for action to address priority health areas in the Pacific.
The proposed meeting will provide an opportunity to further improve health in the Pacific through strengthened action and collaboration in priority strategic and technical health areas as well as to follow up the Samoa and Tonga Commitments made during earlier meetings.
The meeting will be jointly organized by WHO and the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC).