Aka Putuputu

A stock take of the Pacific mental health and addiction workforce

Aka Putuputu is derived from a Cook Islands term: Aka Putuputu Anga, which means “to gather together”, or the bringing together of resources or people.

Robust information 

Robust and reliable information is required to inform workforce development planning and ultimately improve quality of services. There is no information to date that provides information on the make-up of the Pacific mental health workforce. 

A national stock take is needed to reliably identify where the gaps are for the Pacific workforce, inform what areas require priority investment for the future and provide baseline data for comparison, evaluation and measurement in the future.

The project is under way and we will post the final document on this page when it is completed.

If you would like to take part in the stock take, but have not been contacted, please email Talita Fitikefu

Page last updated: 27 February 2008