Reports

Highlights Nearly a month since the Tropical Cyclone Pam hit Vanuatu, WFP and Government emergency food packages have reached all 22 affected islands. Approximately 1,000mt of commodities such as rice, canned fish and meat and noodles, have been…

Weekly epidemiological summary Alerts generated Conjunctivitis in South East Ambyn An increase in diarrhoea cases continues to be reported in Tanna and influenza-like illness remains above threshold Influenza-like illness plateaued in VCH 16 of 17 (47%) EWARN reporting sites have reported.…

Highlights State of Emergency in the whole of Vanuatu has been extended through 12 April. The WASH Cluster has provided 25% per cent of affected households (25,000 people) with hygiene kits. Another 8,000 kits have reached a number…

Highlights Measles campaign led by the Ministry Of Health (MOH) with support from UNICEF and WHO is currently underway. To date 12,220 children have received vaccination primarily in Shefa Province. The vaccination campaign has already commenced in…

Highlights The highlights below are based on the information from the central, northern and southern islands for the period 27-31 March 2015. The report includes new information from the agriculture and health teams that visited the northern…

Highlights • 1x emergency.lu VSAT was successfully installed on Tanna Island. • A BT team of 4x specialists successfully installed 1x VSAT on Ambae Island and 1x VSAT on Malekula Island. • The ETC is now providing shared internet…

Situation Overview On Friday 13 March, a Category 5 Cyclone named ‘Pam’, caused widespread, severe damage and loss of life throughout Vanuatu, particularly affecting the Central and Southern regions, as these areas experienced direct impact. The most…

Highlights 12,220 children have been immunized for measles in Shefa and Sanma Provinces. The immunisation campaign (measles and rubella) will be expanded to Tanna. 60 health, education and justice professional, artists, photographers and designers participate in orientation on…

Background Chuuk State is an island group in the western half of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) and is located about 621 miles (1,000 kilometers) southeast of Guam. The lagoon is 140 miles across (225 kilometers)…

HIGHLIGHTS 500 IOM shelter kits are planned for delivery to beneficiaries in Epi and Tongoa Islands in the coming days. IOM has coordinated a visit to Tanna Island with NDMO in order to evaluate reports of open evacuation…