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- Building monitoring & evaluation (M&E) capacity in climate change and disaster resilience in Kiribati
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- Kiribati: Location Map (2013)
- As natural hazards continue to threaten the Pacific, Kiribati rises to the challenge
Training for development practitioners in Kiribati has been completed this week focusing on boosting monitoring and evaluation (M&E) capacity to support the country’s work in climate change and disaster risk management.
The need to accelerate climate change adaptation and improve multi-hazard early warning systems to increase resilience to extreme weather took centre-stage at WMO’s Regional Association for Asia and the Pacific (RAV), hosted by Tonga from 15-17 October.
Pacific countries presented the status of progress in the development of their early warning systems as part of a three-year project entitled “Strengthening Hydro-meteorological and Early Warning Services in the Pacific”.
Representatives from Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu provided updates at a session in Tonga on progress and priorities.
Warmer temperatures and increased rainfall can pose threats to our livelihoods and health by impacting the quality of water we drink, the food we consume, and the weather we experience.
But there are also vector-borne diseases (carried by mosquitoes and other insects), and water-borne bacteria and viruses, that become prevalent during periods of high and low rainfall, which pose great health risks to local populations. For example, increased risks of contracting dengue fever, chikungunya, malaria, and other diseases.
The following syndromes have been flagged this week:
• Acute Fever and Rash: Samoa
• Influenza-like illness: Northern Marianna Islands
Other Update:
Invasive Meningococcal Disease
Faits marquants intervenus depuis la diffusion de la carte précédente sur PacNet, le 1 octobre 2018 :
Tonga : L’épidémie de dengue de type 2 a été déclarée éteinte.. ‒ Source: communication personnelle avec les autorités sanitaires le 8 octobre 2018. ‒ L’alerte ne figure plus sur la carte.
The following syndromes have been flagged this week:
- Acute Fever and Rash: Northern Mariana Is, Samoa
- Dengue-like illness: French Polynesia, Palau
Other Updates:
Polio
Autres informations utiles (cas importés/personnes ayant séjourné dans un ou plusieurs États et Territoires insulaires océaniens) :
DENGUE 2
Epidémie en cours ou circulation active aux Samoa Américaines, Kiribati, Tonga, Nouvelle-Calédonie et Réunion
FIEVRE JAUNE
Circulation active au Brésil
OREILLONS
Circulation à Hawaii, en Nouvelle-Zélande et au Vanuatu
The following syndromes have been flagged this week:
Acute Fever and Rash: Samoa
Influenza-like illness: Palau
Dengue-like illness: Samoa
Other Updates:
Dengue
The Australian Government has reaffirmed its commitment to end the tuberculosis (TB) epidemic during a High-Level meeting at the United Nations today.
The World Health Organization estimates that around six million new cases of TB occur in the Indo-Pacific region each year.
Australia has provided more than $60 million to address TB in Papua New Guinea since 2012 and $4.7 million to support Kiribati’s National TB Program.
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced a boost in funding for Pacific countries to help them adapt to climate change.
Read more on Radio New Zealand International.
The following syndromes have been flagged this week:
Acute Fever and Rash: American Samoa
Prolonged Fever: Tonga
Other Updates:
Polio
DENGUE 2
Epidémie en cours ou circulation active aux Samoa Américaines, Kiribati, Tonga, Nouvelle-Calédonie et Réunion
FIEVRE JAUNE
Circulation active au Brésil
OREILLONS
Circulation à Hawaii, en Nouvelle-Zélande et au Vanuatu
ROUGEOLE
Circulation en France
The following syndromes have been flagged this week:
• Acute Fever and Rash: Palau, FSM, Kiribati, Vanuatu, American Samoa
• Diarrhoea: Tokelau
Other Updates:
Polio
Autres informations utiles (cas importés/personnes ayant séjourné dans un ou plusieurs États et Territoires insulaires océaniens) :
- Un (1) cas importé de dengue de type 2 a été signalé par l’Institute of Environmental Science and Research (ESR) de Nouvelle-Zélande pour la période allant du 1er au 7 septembre 2018. Il s’agit d’une personne ayant séjourné aux Îles Salomon.
Autres relevés :
Polio
Additional information of relevance (e.g. imported cases with travel history to Pacific Island countries and territories):
- One (1) imported case of **dengue 2** with travel history to **Solomon Islands Islands** was reported by New Zealand ESR (Institute of Environmental Science and Research Ltd) for the period 01/09/18 to 07/09/2018.
Other updates **since the last map was sent on PacNet on 3 September 2018**
Polio
The Pacific Humanitarian Team (PHT) is a network of humanitarian organizations that work together to assist the Pacific island countries prepare for and respond to disasters. During disasters, the PHT provides support to governments, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and communities in delivering a fast, effective and appropriate disaster response. Outside of disasters, the PHT works with the Pacific governments and partners to ensure that the necessary arrangements are in place to enable effective international support to nationally-led disaster response.
