IPPF Sub Regional Office for the Pacific

IPPF Sub Regional Office for the Pacific Same IPPF. New fire๐Ÿ”ฅ
Feminist, anti-racist, anti-ableist. Louder. Bolder. Fiercer. For sexual and reproductive health, rights, and justice for all.

The International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) is a global, non-government organization that consists of 134 Member Associations (MAs) working across 145 countries, with another 26 partners working in 21 countries. Our vision is for all people to be free to make choices about their sexuality and wellbeing, in a world free of discrimination. Building on proud history of 65 years of achievem

ent, we commit to a lead a locally owned, globally connected civil society movement that provides essential services and promotes SRHR for all, especially the underserved. IPPF has held a long-standing presence in the Pacific. Over more than 30 years, a collection of nine Pacific Member Associations (MAs) in the Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Papua New Guinea (PNG), Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu have worked towards meeting the sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) needs in the communities they serve, and have achieved powerful and transformative impact towards improving the health and wellbeing of those they reach. Our Federation in the Pacific includes:

Cook Islands Family Welfare Association (CIFWA)
Reproductive and Family Health Association of Fiji (RFHAF)
Kiribati Family Health Association (KFHA)
Papua New Guinea Family Health Association (PNGFHA)
Samoa Family Health Association (SFHA)
Solomon Islands Planned Parenthood Association (SIPPA)
Tonga Family Health Association (TFHA)
Tuvalu Family Health Association (TuFHA)
Vanuatu Family Health Association (VFHA)

Our Pacific MAs are autonomous, local organisations, with unparalled reach into their local communities, working to shift policy, champion rights, and provide high quality, rights-based SRH education and services, with a particular focus on the most marginalized communities and underserved individuals. More broadly in the region there are two MAs in New Zealand and Australia - Family Planning New Zealand (FPNZ) and Family Planning New South Wales (FPNSW) and a Sub-Regional Office for the Pacific (SROP) based in Fiji that provides technical assistance to Pacific MAs. The IPPF Central Office has a satellite office leading external relations in Melbourne, Australia. This office plays a critical role in managing IPPF's global relationship with the Australian and New Zealand governments - IPPF's two major donors in the region. All are integral components of IPPF's presence in the East and South-East Asia and Oceania Region (ESEAOR), with SROP responsible for directly supporting the Pacific MAs.

FOR THEM Campaign โœŠOur FOR THEM Focal Point at Tuvalu Family Health Association has a message, we do not discriminate. C...
01/09/2026

FOR THEM Campaign โœŠ

Our FOR THEM Focal Point at Tuvalu Family Health Association has a message, we do not discriminate. Come and get tested. ๐Ÿ’œ

No matter who you are, where you have been, or what you are worried about, TFHA is a space where you are welcomed, respected, and cared for. Because access to HIV testing should never come with conditions. It should come with compassion.

If you have been putting it off, let this be the nudge you needed. Your health matters. Your safety matters. And at TFHA, you matter. ๐ŸŒ

Walk in. Get tested. FOR THEM. โค๏ธ

26/08/2026

Young People Speak Up FOR THEM โœŠ

Stigma is not a side issue. It is one of the biggest reasons the HIV response in our region is struggling. ๐ŸŽ™๏ธ

One of our young advocates is speaking up and the message is simple. End the stigma. End the discrimination. And show up for people living with HIV the way you would want someone to show up for you.

Because here is the reality, someone in your circle may be living with HIV right now. And what they need from you is not pity, not distance, not whispers behind closed doors. They need support. They need community. They need to know that their diagnosis does not define how they are treated. ๐ŸŒ

Be the person that chooses love over judgment. Every single time. FOR THEM. โค๏ธ

~O e silafia e mafai ona pipisi atu faโ€™amaโ€™i afi ma le vairasi o le HIV (pipisi mai feusuaโ€™iga lฤ“ puipuia) ona o nila ma...
26/08/2026

~O e silafia e mafai ona pipisi atu faโ€™amaโ€™i afi ma le vairasi o le HIV (pipisi mai feusuaโ€™iga lฤ“ puipuia) ona o nila ma tui palapalฤ? Poโ€™o tui foโ€™i sa faโ€™aaoga e le tagata ua aafia i lenei vairasi, ona ave toe faโ€™aaoga e le tagata e le i aafia?
O le tasi nei o auala e mafua ai ona alu i luga le fuainumera o i latou o lo'o a aafia i le fa'ama'i afi ma le HIV. O nei meafaigaluega e le tatau ona toe fa'aogaina fa'alua, ona o auala ia e mafai ai ona pepesi ai le vairasi.

~O le faโ€™aaoga o nila fou poโ€™o tui mama e faโ€™aitiitia ai le pipisi o nei vairasi. E puipuia ai foโ€™i oe ma lou โ€˜ฤiga, aemaise lau paโ€™aga.
E lฤ“ gata i le faโ€™aaogaina o paโ€™u faiusuga, faโ€™aaoga o nila fou ma tui mamฤ, o le faia o se siaki o le tasi lea o โ€˜auala faigofie e teteโ€™e atu ai i lenei vairasi.
Aua ete fa'atali sei alia'e auga. o su'esu'ega faifai pea, o se tasi lea o auala sili, e puipuia ai lou soifua fanau tama manuia ma maloloina.

~Afio mai ma asiasi mai i o matou ofisa o le Samoa Family Health Association, e vaโ€™aia ai se fomaโ€™i pe faโ€™atino ai se siaki. Siaki mo faโ€™amaโ€™i ma vairasi e pipisi mai feusuaโ€™iga, โ€˜auฤ lou soifua maloloina aemaise lou soifua fanau-tama manuia.

๐Ÿงก ๐‡๐ˆ๐• ๐…๐Ž๐‘ ๐“๐‡๐„๐Œ ๐‚๐š๐ฆ๐ฉ๐š๐ข๐ ๐ง - ๐‡๐ˆ๐• ๐Œ๐ฒ๐ญ๐ก ๐ฏ๐ฌ ๐…๐š๐œ๐ญUnderstanding HIV helps reduce fear and stigma.โŒ ๐Œ๐˜๐“๐‡:You can get HIV through ...
26/08/2026

๐Ÿงก ๐‡๐ˆ๐• ๐…๐Ž๐‘ ๐“๐‡๐„๐Œ ๐‚๐š๐ฆ๐ฉ๐š๐ข๐ ๐ง - ๐‡๐ˆ๐• ๐Œ๐ฒ๐ญ๐ก ๐ฏ๐ฌ ๐…๐š๐œ๐ญ

Understanding HIV helps reduce fear and stigma.
โŒ ๐Œ๐˜๐“๐‡:
You can get HIV through hugging, shaking hands, or sharing food.
โœ… ๐…๐€๐‚๐“:
HIV is not spread through everyday contact like hugging, shaking hands, sharing food, or sharing toilets.
HIV is only transmitted through specific ๐›๐จ๐๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ข๐๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ฒ๐ฉ๐ž๐ฌ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ž๐ฑ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž (through blood, sharing needles, sexual in*******se, mother to child).

โค๏ธ Choose facts over fear.
โค๏ธ Choose understanding over stigma.
โค๏ธ Care FOR THEM.

๐Ÿ“ Visit your nearest VFHA clinic and (List of health facilities that provides HIV testing) for confidential HIV information, testing, and counselling.

๐Ÿ’ฌ What HIV myths have you heard? Follow VFHA for more facts.

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Some people talk about the HIV response in statistics and strategies. Our FOR THEM Focal Point for Vanuatu talks about i...
24/08/2026

Some people talk about the HIV response in statistics and strategies. Our FOR THEM Focal Point for Vanuatu talks about it in love and support. ๐Ÿ’œ

And honestly? That might be the most important thing anyone has said.

Because behind every number in the data is a person. A family. A community. And what they need, alongside testing and treatment, is to know that they are not alone. That they are not judged. That they are loved.

She chooses that every single day. And we are proud to have her FOR THEM. ๐ŸŒโค๏ธ

Samoa, o e silafia e iai metotia e mafai ona faโ€™aaoga โ€˜auฤ le puipuia o oe ma lou โ€˜ฤiga?I lenei vaitau o le televave o t...
24/08/2026

Samoa, o e silafia e iai metotia e mafai ona faโ€™aaoga โ€˜auฤ le puipuia o oe ma lou โ€˜ฤiga?

I lenei vaitau o le televave o tekonolosi ma le anoano o suiga fou ua aliaโ€™e mai, o le nofo silafia o metotia oloโ€™o faโ€™aaogaina, e puipuia ai oe ma lo tatou atunuโ€™u atoa, e fesoasoani tele i le faโ€™aititia o le pipisi o lenei vairasi.

O paโ€™u faiusuga poโ€™o le condom, o se metotia o โ€˜ฤiga fuafuaina e puipuia mai ai se tล e lฤ“ o fuafuaina, toe puipuia ai oe ma lau paโ€™aga mai le vairasi. E 99% le saogalemu o lenei metotia pe a saโ€™o lelei lona faโ€™aaogaina.

๐Ÿงก ๐‡๐ˆ๐• ๐…๐Ž๐‘ ๐“๐‡๐„๐Œ ๐‚๐š๐ฆ๐ฉ๐š๐ข๐ ๐ง - ๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐‡๐ˆ๐•?We hear the term HIV, but what does it actually mean?๐‡๐ˆ๐• ๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ง๐๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐‡๐ฎ๐ฆ๐š๐ง ๐ˆ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐จ๐๐ž...
24/08/2026

๐Ÿงก ๐‡๐ˆ๐• ๐…๐Ž๐‘ ๐“๐‡๐„๐Œ ๐‚๐š๐ฆ๐ฉ๐š๐ข๐ ๐ง - ๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐‡๐ˆ๐•?
We hear the term HIV, but what does it actually mean?

๐‡๐ˆ๐• ๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ง๐๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐‡๐ฎ๐ฆ๐š๐ง ๐ˆ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐จ๐๐ž๐Ÿ๐ข๐œ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ฒ ๐•๐ข๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฌ. It attacks the body's immune system, which helps protect us from infections and illness. If HIV is not treated, it can weaken the immune system over time, making it harder to fight illnesses.

The good news is that HIV can be prevented, tested for, and treated (VFHA clinics, Vanuatu National Hospital, Northern Provincial Hospital, and other health facilities). People living with HIV who take effective treatment can live long, healthy lives.

๐Ÿ‘‰ ๐‡๐ˆ๐• ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฌ๐š๐ฆ๐ž ๐š๐ฌ ๐€๐ˆ๐ƒ๐’. AIDS is the most advanced stage of HIV infection and can often be prevented when HIV is diagnosed early and treated.
๐Ÿ‘‰ Know the facts. Challenge the stigma. Get tested. Protect yourself and others.

โค๏ธUnderstanding HIV is the first step to protecting ourselves, our families and our future. FOR THEM.

๐Ÿ“Visit VFHA clinics and Ministry of Health for HIV information, counselling and testing services.

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21/08/2026

We just left the Pacific HIV Symposium and we are not staying quiet about what was said. ๐Ÿ”ฅ

Peer workers are the backbone of this response. Treat them like it. Pay them like it. Respect them like it.

The days of working in silos have to end. HIV does not recognise organisational boundaries and neither should our response to it.

What we need right now, more than anything else:

Cohesion. Visibility. Accountability. Collaboration. Action. Solidarity. ๐ŸŒ

The Pacific is full of people doing incredible work FOR THEM. Now it is time for our systems, our organisations, and our leaders to match that energy.

Let us get to work. โค๏ธ

In the Pacific, the humanitarian is rarely someone who flies in.She's the nurse who reopened the clinic while her own ro...
19/08/2026

In the Pacific, the humanitarian is rarely someone who flies in.

She's the nurse who reopened the clinic while her own roof was still gone. He's the youth volunteer who walked the supplies in because the road was cut. They were already there before the cyclone, and they'll be there long after the response ends.

This World Humanitarian Day, the global call is , honouring aid and health workers who have lost their lives serving others, and demanding real protection for health care in crisis. More than 380 humanitarian workers were killed in 2024, one of the deadliest years on record.

That call belongs here too. Our Member Associations respond to cyclones, floods and displacement across the region, and when they do, sexual and reproductive health doesn't pause. Pregnancies continue. Contraception runs out. Gender-based violence rises. Dignity kits, safe delivery, and confidential care are lifesaving, not optional extras.

To every Pacific responder who kept going: thank you.

Advancing Pacific Health: IPPF at the 2026 Pacific HIV Symposium!We were incredibly proud to join regional health leader...
19/08/2026

Advancing Pacific Health: IPPF at the 2026 Pacific HIV Symposium!

We were incredibly proud to join regional health leaders, clinicians, policymakers, and community organizations at the Pacific HIV Symposium 2026, held on Denarau Island, Fiji, from August 17-18! The convening focused on driving practical, coordinated action across HIV testing, prevention, and treatment to address the growing HIV epidemic in Papua New Guinea and Fiji.

The Symposium links with our IPPFโ€™s Niu Vaka Strategy, which is now in its 2nd phase and dedicated to breaking through the barriers that limit sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) across the region. The symposium's key outcomes perfectly validate and will help refine our strategic approach moving forward:

Empowering Community-Led Responses: The symposium affirmed that community-led organizations and peer support are critical for breaking down stigma, improving health literacy, and keeping marginalized populations engaged in care. This strongly aligns with our commitment to locally-owned, grassroots SRHR delivery.

Integrating Holistic Care: Discussions highlighted the vital need for coordinated, woman-centred services to advance the elimination of vertical transmissions of HIV, syphilis, and Hepatitis B. This reinforces our goal of providing comprehensive, integrated health services with our Member Associations that treat the whole person.

Fostering Inclusive Environments: The symposium focused on the necessity of rights-based care and the importance of addressing gender norms and intersecting identities in HIV services. These insights will directly support Niu Vaka's ongoing focus on Gender Equality, Disability, and Social Inclusion (GEDSI) across all our Member Associations.

Honouring Culture & Empowering Youth: Participants recognized that effective responses must balance updated clinical standards with approaches grounded in Pacific culture, spirituality, and collective responsibility. This is exactly how our Member Associations, who are located and embedded within communities, have adapted our youth-centered programming and community outreach to ensure services are culturally safe and widely accepted.

We are leaving the symposium with renewed momentum to champion inclusive, resilient, and adaptive SRHR programming.



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