Vice President & Minister Raynold B. Oilouch

Celebrated and joined in the events of the Palau Nurses’ Week from 6th to 12th of May with the theme “Dedicated Hearts, Meaningful Moments: The Art of Compassionate Nursing” in honor of all the Nurses working at Belau National Hospital including those
working at Private Clinics and the retired nurses; and the 2025 Walk for Health and World Health Assembly for Taiwan held on 9th of May 2025🇵🇼🇹🇼🇺🇳; including celebrating in spirit the current Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Week starting 18-24 May 2025! ❤️🇵🇼

Late post - 5th of May 2025, personally visited and celebrated ra kmal ungil sils ra remechuodel ra beluu er Belau er rokui “Senior Citizens Day!! Starting from Ernguul Park with Koror, Sonsorol and Hatohobei States; Koksai with Dmakeiukl - Aimeliik, Ngatpang, Ngardmau and Ngeremlengui States; KB Bridge Airai side with Airai and Ngarchelong States; Palau Seaview Hotel with Melekeok State; Labek with Ngiwal State; Karmaliang Old Age Center with Ngchesar State; and Kuabes with Ngaraard State; while donated cake to Peleliu State and cases of soda and water to Kayangel State. Many thanks to Kayangel State Senior Citizens for donating 300lbs of fish from their fishing derby event to Belau National Hospital.🇵🇼🇵🇼🫡🫡❤️❤️

Today, Vice President Oilouch met with the planning team from the Pacific Community (SPC) led by Ms. Rhonda Robinson, Director of the Geoscience, Energy and Maritime (GEM) Division, to sign the BSRP II Grant Agreement and an introductory meeting between Palau, represented by Office of the Vice President (OVP) and National Emergency Management Office (NEMO), and SPC to discuss the planning of the regional Ministerial Meeting to be hosted by Palau this November 2025. 🇵🇼🇫🇯🇦🇺🇨🇰🇫🇲🇬🇺🇲🇵🇵🇫🇰🇮🇲🇭🇳🇷🇳🇿🇳🇺🇵🇬🇸🇧🇼🇸🇹🇻🇹🇻🇼🇫🇳🇨🇹🇰🇻🇺

In honor of Administrative Professionals Day, many thanks to Vice President for the meal and office supplies packages done by Ministry of Health and Human Services (MHHS) and delivered to Ms. Sakuma, Staff Assistant to the Vice President, responsible for administrative work amongst many more tasks. Thank you again MHHS for today’s suprising recognition.❤️🇵🇼

Monday, 07 April 2025 - met with Delegation from the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) and toured the Belau National Hospital (BNH). Vice President and Minister Oilouch reiterated the appreciation of the people and Government of Republic of Palau for the continued positive dialogue with the U.S. Government regarding the COFA and the U.S. Federal Funding Grants that are helping BNH. Moreover, also reiterated that he trust that the GAO accurately captures in its report the accomplished, ongoing and in the pipeline the priority needs of BNH to improve capacity, infrastructures, equipment, services and medical care/trearment including the willingness of MHHS to further dialogue and cooperation to provide any further specific information that both current U.S. Administration and Congress may need and mandated the GAO to gather from MHHS and report to them accordingly.🇵🇼🇺🇸

H.E. Toby Sharpe, newly appointed, fully accredited and resident Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Commonwealth of Australia, accompanied by First Secretary Brett Pelttari, paid courtesy call today. We welcome the new Ambassador and look forward to working closely to further strengthen Palau-Australia relations.🇵🇼🇦🇺

Late Post - Xie Xie to Shin Kong Medical Hospital and ROC MOFA for the warm reception and hospitality during the brief personal stay in Taipei. 🇵🇼🇹🇼

Today, Australian Ambassador Richelle Turner paid a farewell courtesy visit to Vice President Oilouch. Ambassador Turner is ending her tour of duty and visited Vice President Oilouch where both reminisced the humbling beginnings of establishing the Australian Embassy in Palau and the Ambassador recalling that Vice President Oilouch was the first Palauan and Government Official that she had met at the beginning of her tour of duty five years ago in Perth, Western Australia. The Vice President thanked Ambassador Turner for her excellent work with Palau Government, its officials over the years and wished her bon voyage and all the best in her future endeavors 🇵🇼🇦🇺. Following, newly accredited non- resident Ambassador Ms. Barbara Plinkert of the Delegation of the European Union (EU) to the Pacific paid a courtesy visit to Vice President Oilouch to brief on main areas of cooperation between the EU, Palau and regional Pacific under the current Seven Year Funding Cycle (2021-2027) focusing on regional programs covering climate change; economic development; human development; and now a new recent program on private sector development. Vice President Oilouch acknowledged the EU support over the years to Palau paying specific mentions of E.U. support to the National Emergency French Management Office (NEMO) that proudly displays in a plague the EU flag on its premises. The Bicentennial President highly recommended to the Ambassador that EU support extend to the regional health sector development and be considered by EU during its deliberations on the next Seven Year Funding Cycle (2028-2034).🇵🇼🇪🇺

February 26, 2025 - Courtesy Visit by Ms Ching ling Yao, Magistrate of Taitung County of Taiwan, leading a 6-member delegation visiting Palau. The purpose of the visit is to enhance the exchange of the Austronesian culture, as well as to discuss the “Yami (Tao) Fishing Boat” project (traditional Palauan boat sailing to Taiwan).🇵🇼🇹🇼

February 24, 2025 - Welcoming Reception for H.E. Wesley Simina, President of Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) and Delegation; courtesy visit by Mr. Tapan Mishra, Resident Coordinator of the UN multi- country office of Micronesia, accompanied by Ms. Sharon Sakuma, Country Coordination Officer, and Masato-san, Economist; and delivery of gif from The Honorable Lourdes “Lou” Aflague Leon Guerrero, the ninth Governor of Guam 🇵🇼🇫🇲🇺🇳🇬🇺

Today, we had a very productive meeting and tour of the Belau National Hospital between key officials of the Ministry of Health and Human Services (MHHS) and the Members of the House of Delegates’ Committee on Health, Social and Cultural Affairs, 12th OEK.