MANILA -- Measles cases went up 255% from 2022 to 2023 in the World Health Organization (WHO) Western Pacific Region, an increase caused by gaps in vaccination coverage and disease surveillance and...
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MANILA -- Measles cases went up 255% from 2022 to 2023 in the World Health Organization (WHO) Western Pacific Region, an increase caused by gaps in vaccination coverage and disease surveillance and...
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Health ministers and senior officials from countries and areas across the World Health Organization (WHO) Western Pacific Region today endorsed a regional action framework to strengthen health...
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Suva, Fiji and Nuku’alofa, Tonga, 7 April 2023 – The Tongan Ministry of Health, the Pacific Community (SPC) and the World Health Organization (WHO) are jointly celebrating the 75th anniversary of...
The Rapid Response Repair and Manufacturing for Disasters Training is part of a project implemented by Field Ready called Rapid Response Manufacturing in the Pacific which is supported by USAID’s...
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8/03/2023, Nadi/Apia – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) have signed a Memorandum of...
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BY SOSIKENI LESA 11 November 2022, Sharm el-Sheikh, COP27 – Climate Finance is a priority issue for the Pacific Islands at the Twenty Seventh Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention...
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Ahead of the 27th United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP27, the Pacific Islands Association of Non-Governmental Organizations (PIANGO) and partners, have outlined a list of key asks, that...
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SEPTEMBER 20, 2022 BY SOSIKENI LESA 20 September 2022, Apia - The declaration of a La Niña for the third consecutive year in the Pacific by the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO)has come with a...
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15 September 2022, Denarau, Fiji– The Pacific region is extremely vulnerable to natural disasters. Each year, the region faces economic losses amounting to USD 500 million. With climate change likely...
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Frontline health workers in the Solomon Islands have warned that its health system is on the brink of collapse as the country struggles to deal with a devastating outbreak of Covid-19. The National...
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17 November 2021, Apia – As Pacific countries prepare to enter the cyclone season, participants of the 3rd Clean Pacific Roundtable, Deep Dive side event on Disaster Waste Management, were encouraged...
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17 November 2021, Apia, Samoa – The People’s Republic of China has continued its support for a resilient Pacific environment with the presentation of its yearly financial assistance to the...
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BY LEANNEM The Pacific is likely to experience a rare occurrence of what is called a double dip La Niña in the coming months, Climate models and predictions tools used by Pacific National...
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BY LEANNEM The National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA) has predicted that between nine to twelve tropical cyclones could impact the the Pacific region this cyclone season. Three...
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8 September 2021, Apia, SAMOA – Emerging opportunities and challenges in accessing climate finance to build resilience to climate change in the Pacific were identified during the second day of the...
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A blog by Jonathan Kings and Stuart Minchin Data and statistics about the Pacific are not easy to find unless you know where to look, or they’re your own. Often they can be fragmented, and tangible...
Washington, D.C. — Tuesday, May 4, 2020 — Congresswoman Aumua Amata welcomed a grant for American Samoa Power Authority (ASPA) of over $1.2 million through the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's...
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Suva, 27 April 2020 – As the Pacific Islands are responding to the threat of the global pandemic COVID-19, many children are in danger of missing out on life-saving vaccines against measles and other...
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The US government has redirected $US1.6 million in funding for emergency repairs to a ferry in American Samoa. Read more on Radio New Zealand International
WHEREAS. the Office of the Governor and the Department of Health remain prepared to take all necessary measures to protect the health and welfare of residents of American Samoa; and WHEREAS. the...