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- UNICEF and New Zealand government sign NZ$7 million partnership to improve children’s health in the Pacific
- Safeguarding the present and the future - Kiribati climate change policy
- As natural hazards continue to threaten the Pacific, Kiribati rises to the challenge
- One dead and hundreds sick from dengue in Kiribati
- Kiribati welcomes support to make health services more resilient
Additional information of relevance (e.g. imported cases with travel history to Pacific Island countries and territories):
The following syndrome was flagged this week:
- Acute Fever and Rash: Fiji, Kiribati, French Polynesia
Other Updates:
Dengue
- Ongoing dengue serotype-2 outbreak in Kiribati. As of 11 August, 2018 there have been 1,756 cases since February 2018; including 217 hospitalised cases and two deaths in children. The outbreak appears to be slowing down.
Source: Dengue-like illness SitRep No 28, Ministry of Health and Medical Services.
Patrick Pringle, Climate Analytics, Samoa
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Faits marquants intervenus depuis la diffusion de la carte précédente sur PacNet, le 6 août 2018 :
Highlights since the last map was sent on PacNet on 6 August 2018
The following syndrome was flagged this week:
Acute Fever and Rash: CNMI, Samoa, Kiribati, Niue
Prolonged Fever: Marshall Island
Diarrhoea: Marshal Island
Influenza like Illness: Tokelau
Other Updates:
Pertussis:
Suva, Fiji / Canberra, Australia, 9 August, 2018—The Government of Australia and UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, have entered into a partnership with six Pacific governments to transform lives by ensuring more women and young people in the Pacific can access sexual and reproductive health services.
The following syndrome was flagged this week:
- Acute Fever and Rash: CNMI, FSM, Kiribati
Other Updates:
Dengue
Ongoing dengue serotype-2 outbreak in Kiribati. As of 31 July there have been 1,707 cases since February 2018; including 211 hospitalised cases and two deaths in children. The outbreak appears to be slowing down. Source Dengue-like illness SitRep No 26, Ministry of Health and Medical Services.
Dengue serotype-1 outbreak is ongoing in Wallis and Futuna.
State of emergency volcanic eruption
The following syndrome was flagged this week:
- Acute Fever and Rash: Cook Islands, Samoa, Tonga
Other Updates:
Influenza
Global influenza update as of 8 July :
The following syndrome was flagged this week:
- Acute Fever and Rash: Kiribati, Samoa, Tonga
Other Updates:
Dengue
Ongoing dengue serotype-2 outbreak in Kiribati. As of 16 July there have been 1435 cases including 32 hospitalisations and two deaths. The weekly number of cases is decreasing. Source: Kiribati Ministry of Health and Health Services.
The following syndrome was flagged this week:
Acute Fever and Rash: American Samoa, Kiribati, Northern Marianna Islands, Samoa
Influenza-like illness: Cook Islands
Other Updates:
Adverse Event Following Immunisation:
REGION OVERVIEW
Highlights since the last map was sent on PacNet on 2 July 2018
141 cases (200% increase in number) of diarrhea have been reported from Yap State, FSM. Thirteen out of the 16 tests carried out were positive for rotavirus (positivity rate of 81%). 7 cases were hospitalized and 71 cases required rehydration- Source: Yap Syndromic Surveillance Report for Epiweek 26 reported by the Department of Health Services on 6 July 2018
There was no syndrome flagged this week.
Other Updates:
Dengue
Ongoing dengue serotype-2 outbreak in Kiribati. As of 22 June there have been 1353 cases including 30 hospitalised cases and one death.
Dengue serotype-1 outbreak is ongoing in Wallis and Futuna. As of 3 July there have been 188 cases including 21 hospitalisations since September 2017. For further details please refer to Patrick Lambruschini's PacNet post on 26 June 2018.
The government of Kiribati has launched what it calls its first ever climate change policy.
Read more on Radio New Zealand International.
