Welcome to the Pacific Society for Reproductive Health (PSRH)

Map of members countries of PSRH

For membership and other enquiries, please contact

Kasalanaita Puniani , PSRH Executive Officer, PSRH Secretariat Email: puniank@middlemore.co.nz

Pacific Women's Health Research & Development Unit
Middlemore Hospital, Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Private Bag 93311, Otahuhu, Auckland, New Zealand
Telephone: +64 9 2760044, Extn 2207
Mobile Ph: 021 573 954
Fax: +64 9 2760072 

PSRH Secretariat:

The affairs of PSRH are now managed by our Executive Officer, Ms Naita Puniani, in liaison with the President and Executive Committee. Contact details are as follows:

Ms Naita Puniani, Executive Officer, PSRH
Pacific Women's Health Research & Development Unit, Middlemore Hospital, Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Private Bag 93311, Otahuhu, Auckland, New Zealand
Telephone: +64 9 2760044, Extn 2207, Fax: +64 9 2760072 Email: puniank@middlemore.co.nz

Please contact Naita for any enquiries, or your Country Liaison Officer More

Become a member of PSRH

Find out how to join the Pacific Society for Reproductive Health and download an application form More

Brian Spurrett Fellowships

The Brian Spurrett Foundation offers a number of Fellowships each year to support doctors and nurses actively working in reproductive health in the Pacific, to undertake short-term training in an Australian or New Zealand institution and to facilitate teaching and skill sharing visits for reproductive health care workers in Pacific island countries.

Applications are welcome for Brian Spurrett Fellowships each year between August & October More

What is PSRH?

The Pacific Society for Reproductive Health is

• a society open to all those involved in reproductive or neonatal health care in the Pacific
• a society formed to foster education and assistance between members in Pacific island countries through the provision of educational workshops biennially and through development of distacne eduation modiatlities for continuing access to educational updates
• a network of professionals in reproductive and neonatal health providing useful links for continuing education opportunities offered in the Pacific and neighbouring countries
• a society which seeks to address the problems of Pacific geography and provide support for isolated heath care workers
• a society which seeks to provide direction and support to members in disucssions of improvements to obstetric and gynaecological services in Pacific island countries.

Who can join PSRH?

Membership of the Pacific Society for Reproductive Health (PSRH) is open to:

• medical practitioners with a special interest in reproductive or neonatal health care
• midwives
• family planning workers
• others with a special interest in reproductive health or neonatal care who are not medical practitioners, midwives or family planning workers to whom membership is deemed appropriate.

PSRH's Mission

Mission statement

The Pacific Society for Reproductive Health (PSRH) is a non governmental organisation which encourages the professional development of reproductive and neonatal health care workers, across the diverse geography, economy and population of Pacific Island countries.

By providing continuing education, a network of professional contacts and a free regional based consultancy service, PSRH aims to encourage a sharing of experiences among health care workers in order to provide professional support, encourage personal development and increase job satisfaction in one's own work environment.

PSRH's Aims

Aims

The aims of the Pacific Society for Reproductive Health are:

• To promote and where possible provide continuing educaiton in the field of reproductive and neonatal health care in the Pacific both through biennial educational workshops and through various distance education modalities availalbe to nursing and medical personnel.
• To provide a forum for discussion of matters of common endeavour as they relate to improvements in reproductive health care services available in the Pacific.
• To provide support to members in their negotiations with local health authorities and government with regard to improvements in obstetrical and gynaecological services.
• To provide a link between professional bodies in Australia and New Zealand and Pacific colleagues.

Origins of PSRH

History

PSRH, formerly known as the South Pacific Regional Obstetrical and Gynaecological Society (or SPROGS), was formed by a regional group of reproductive health professionals who met at an educational meeting in 1993 funded by the Australian overseas aid agency AusAID, and organised by the Fiji School of Medicine (FSM) and the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RANZCOG). The Secretariat for the Society was originally located at RANZCOG during its establishment phase.

The Society held its inaugural meeting in Vanuatu in 1995, followed by its second biennial meeting in Apia, Samoa, in 1997 where the name was formally changed to the Pacific Society for Reproductive Health. A meeting of the Society was held in Suva in 1999 at which time the Secretariat was transferred to FSM, Suva, Fiji. Further meetings have since been held in Madang, Papua New Guinea (2001), Nadi, Fiji (2003) and Nadi , Fiji (2005). In April 2006 the secretariat moved to the Pacific Women's Health Development Unit, under the auspices of the University of Auckland and the countries Manukau District Health Board, New Zealand .

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