Solomon Islands
Disasters
- Tropical Cyclone Donna - May 2017
- Solomon Islands: Earthquake - Dec 2016
- Pacific: Dengue Outbreak - Oct 2016
- Pacific: Drought - 2015-2017
- Tropical Cyclone Pam - Mar 2015
- Solomon Islands: Measles Outbreak - Sep 2014
- Solomon Islands: Flash Floods - Apr 2014
- Tropical Cyclone Lusi - Mar 2014
- Solomon Islands: Dengue Outbreak - Apr 2013
- Solomon Islands: Earthquake and Tsunami - Feb 2013
Most read reports
- Effects of Climate Change on 1.5° Temperature Rise Relevant to the Pacific Islands
- Climate risk profile: Pacific Islands - Fact Sheet
- Building Community Resilience in the Solomon Islands : Helping communities manage disaster and climate risk
- Solomon Islands Climate Change and Disaster Risk Finance Assessment - Final Report, September 2017
- Honiara Urban Resilience & Climate Action Plan
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
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
AT A GLANCE
Against the backdrop of intensifying climate and disaster risk, the Solomon Islands is building resilience at the community level through the Community Resilience to Climate and Disaster Risk in Solomon Islands Project (CRISP) project.
NATURAL HAZARDS AMPLIFIED BY CLIMATE CHANGE
Summary
Community/local action for resilience:
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.
Limited take-up so far is linked to small island nations' reluctance to foot the bill for the effects of climate change, says insurance expert
By Jared Ferrie
PHNOM PENH, June 29 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Pacific island nations are some of the world's most disaster-prone countries, yet only a handful have signed up to an insurance scheme that dispenses rapid payouts in a crisis – a situation experts hope to change.
The United Nations says only about 8 percent of disaster losses are covered in the Asia-Pacific region.
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:
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
This overview document presents incidents affecting aid delivery in eight countries in the Pacific region in 2017. The report is based on incidents identified in open sources and reported by Aid in Danger partner agencies using the Security in Numbers Database (SiND). In 2017, 77 security incidents affecting NGO staff members, programmes and assets were reported. The total number of reported incidents below reflects the willingness of agencies to share information. It is neither a complete count nor representative.
Pacific marine climate change - partnership with regional and UK experts reveals full regional impacts
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
