PMA Membership

Our purpose

Pacific Health Professionals Working Together to Meet the Needs of Pacific People.

Our Impact

7,000+ Members

We have a large network of Pacific health professionals across the Pacific region.

14 PACMAT Responses

We deploy teams of Pacific medical professionals in response to emergencies and disasters in the region.

21 Countries

We work with PMA members from around the globe.

Our Membership

The Pasifika Medical Association Membership is a network of Pacific health professionals, working collaboratively to strengthen Pacific health workforce capacity and capability to meet the health needs of Pacific people in New Zealand and the region.

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News, 11 Sep 25

Pasifika Medical Association acknowledges Independent Review findings

The Pasifika Medical Association Group (PMA) acknowledges the findings of the Independent Review into Pasifika Futures’ former role as a Whānau Ora Commissioning Agency, released today by Te Puni Kōkiri.

Community, 29 Jul 25

Bislama, Belonging, and Becoming

My name is Annette Garae and I come from a mixed parentage of Vanuatu and Papua New Guinea (PNG). My father is from the island of Ambae in Vanuatu and my late mum was from the Central Province in PNG.

News, 3 Sep 25

Our language and culture live on in our Children

My name is Esther Saweri, and I am a Registered Nurse currently based in Hamilton, Waikato, New Zealand. I come from one of the most linguistically diverse countries in the world, Papua New Guinea (PNG). While PNG is known for having over 800 languages, one of our three official languages is Tok Pisin.