Palau
Disasters
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.
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:
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 :
REGION OVERVIEW
The following syndrome has been flagged:
- Acute Fever and Rash: Kiribati, Northern Marianna Islands, Tonga
- Dengue-like illness: Samoa
Other Update:
Polio
The following syndrome has been flagged:
- Acute Fever and Rash: Northern Marianna Islands, Tonga
Other Updates:
Invasive Meningococcal Disease:
An international initiative to improve early warning systems against extreme weather and support climate change adaptation is gaining momentum to protect more people in more places. Financing has been extended to cover the Caribbean and West African regions.
The following syndrome has been flagged:
· Acute Fever and Rash: Fiji, Tonga, Vanuatu
Other Updates:
Dengue:
· Fiji had declared the dengue outbreak over. The Fiji Ministry of Health and Medical Services reported in a decrease in the number of dengue fever cases reported nationally in the last six weeks. The number of cases at present is at the levels usually seen during this time of the year. Source: Media
The following syndrome has been flagged:
• Acute Fever and Rash: Kiribati, Samoa, Tonga, Vanuatu
Other Updates:
Dengue:
• Kiribati : As of 4 June there have been 665 dengue-like illness cases since 21 March 2018. There have been 18 hospitalised cases, and one death in a 9 year old who presented with symptoms of severe dengue. Source: Kiribati MHMS
SUMMARY
HIV and tuberculosis (TB) are the two most deadly infectious diseases in the world. Globally in 2016, TB took the lives of more than 1.7 million people, while 1 million died from HIV-related illnesses. TB is also the leading cause of death for people living with HIV, with about one-third of HIV-related deaths occurring as a result of the co-infection.
The Regional Food Security Atlas of the Pacific is a joint publication by the Pacific Community (SPC) and the World Food Programme(WFP).
The 2018 Atlas provides a spatial overview of the core issues that affect food security across the Pacific Island Countries (PICs). Divided into nine topical sections, the Atlas provides the reader with information and knowledge on the causes and outcomes of food security and nutrition in the region.
Executive Summary
The Republic of Palau consists of the western-most group of the Caroline Islands in Micronesia and lies an almost equal distance from the Philippines to the west, Papua New Guinea to the south, and Guam to the Northeast. It consists of over 340 islands.4 Palau is vulnerable to a variety of man-made and natural disasters with the potential to have a large impact on the economy and population. Historically, this has included typhoons, tropical storms, droughts, and a bridge collapse.
OVERVIEW
Agreements on climate change and illegal fishing were among a slew of resolutions signed by leaders last week at the 23rd Micronesian Islands Forum in Saipan.
Read more on Radio New Zealand International
INTRODUCTION
Participants from three small North Pacific island countries: Federated States of Micronesia, Marshall Islands and Palau, joined development partners last week (23-27 April 2018) to share experiences from the 2015-2016 severe El Niño drought and explore ways to work with communities to secure food and water resources ahead of the next drought.
Objective: To mitigate risks to the food security and nutrition of vulnerable households created by El Niñoinduced effects, particularly droughts.
Project Highlights
AT A GLANCE
Region East Asia and Pacific
Risks Reversal of development gains post-disaster; long term economic and fiscal impacts
Area of Engagement Deepening financial protection
Following a successful pilot program, Pacific Island Countries established a sovereign catastrophe risk insurance company for the region, increasing resilience and access to short-term funds needed to respond to disasters.
HIGH VULNERABILITY, LIMITED BUDGETS
