The Government has put in place the following initiatives to address this issue: (1) intensive teacher trainings, including on outer islands, minimizing the distance that outer island teachers must travel; (2) requirement that all teachers must have, at least, an Associates of Arts (AA) or Associates of Science (AS) degrees, including those in outer island schools. In the last decade, the Government carried out several improvements to existing school structures. Many outer island schools have been renovated, providing safer more appropriate school environments. Active mentor relationships between PSS School District Supervisors and outer island schools/teachers also provide the monitoring and support necessary to improve conditions. New positions were created in order to better service the outer island schools. There are 5 supervisors servicing the 5 districts. In the area of health, a number of initiatives have addressed existing obstacles in accessing healthcare. In 2014, Majuro Hospital opened a new Maternal and Child Health clinic. This increased ability to provide quality care to mothers and children is further supported by the early childhood hearing screening program. Another important development to ensure access to quality specialty care has been MOH’s partnership with medical missions from abroad who have been able to deliver care in fields like OBGYN, orthopaedics, and ophthalmology to patients on Majuro and Ebeye. MOH has continued to address the challenges of delivering health services to the outer islands through the Health Mobile Team, which maintains a rigorous schedule of outer island visits, delivering immunizations as well as basic medical and preventative care. This Health Mobile Team’s activities are enforced by the WKWJ mobile team, which includes partners
The Government has put in place the following initiatives to address this issue: (1) intensive teacher trainings, including on outer islands, minimizing the distance that outer island teachers must travel; (2) requirement that all teachers must have, at least, an Associates of Arts (AA) or Associates of Science (AS) degrees, including those in outer island schools. In the last decade, the Government carried out several improvements to existing school structures. Many outer island schools have been renovated, providing safer more appropriate school environments. Active mentor relationships between PSS School District Supervisors and outer island schools/teachers also provide the monitoring and support necessary to improve conditions. New positions were created in order to better service the outer island schools. There are 5 supervisors servicing the 5 districts. In the area of health, a number of initiatives have addressed existing obstacles in accessing healthcare. In 2014, Majuro Hospital opened a new Maternal and Child Health clinic. This increased ability to provide quality care to mothers and children is further supported by the early childhood hearing screening program. Another important development to ensure access to quality specialty care has been MOH’s partnership with medical missions from abroad who have been able to deliver care in fields like OBGYN, orthopaedics, and ophthalmology to patients on Majuro and Ebeye. MOH has continued to address the challenges of delivering health services to the outer islands through the Health Mobile Team, which maintains a rigorous schedule of outer island visits, delivering immunizations as well as basic medical and preventative care. This Health Mobile Team’s activities are enforced by the WKWJ mobile team, which includes partners