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Vaka Tautua team

Vaka Tautua is building the capacity and capability of the Pacific health sector by offering business management expertise and support to other providers.

Vaka Tautua CEO Philip Beilby

Vaka Tautua chief executive Philip Beilby explains (below right), “If a Pacific non-government organisation (NGO) has a passion and commitment to deliver good services, but lacks management systems and processes, then we can supply those for them.

“We’re looking to support the growth of other Pacific providers by helping them in areas like management, finance and budgeting, IT, human resources – all those core business functions.”

Pacific providers can contract Vaka Tautua staff on either a short-term basis or engage Vaka Tautua to take over those functions for them.

Vaka Tautua is a collaboration between two Pacific trusts – PIASS (Pacific Information Advocacy and Support Services) and the Malologa Trust. The two joined forces in 2007 to strengthen business management practices in the Pacific health sector and to broaden the reach of the health services each trust offered.

Vaka Tautua is based in Ellerslie, Auckland and has opened offices in Christchurch and Wellington.

Over time, Philip hopes Vaka Tautua will help provide a greater choice for Pacific health consumers.

“If we can assist building the capacity and capability of other Pacific health providers then we will create a stronger sector. If we support the growth of Pacific organisations then consumers have some real choices.”

Dr Siale Alo Foliaki, who heads the Vaka Tautua Board, believes the new organisation will add real value to the sector.

“This model has enabled our two trusts to work together by sharing management services and compliance costs. It’s been extremely successful and it is not a matter of luck that we’ve had this success. This is helping us to be a bigger player for our DHBs and offer services in elder care, disability and mental health.

“I believe this model of shared management is a great move for any small, family-based organisation. It builds credibility and ensures that frontline staff are not let down by governance and management issues.”

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