Fiji
Fiji’s Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama’s eight years in power have seen ongoing serious human rights violations fuel a climate of fear that must be brought to an end, Amnesty International said in a new briefing published…
Samoa
Over 2 weeks, we have a cumulative total of 196 cases (Attack rate of 1.0 per 1,000) The case definition used was acute fever and rash (AFR). Since confirmation that chikungunya is circulating in Samoa in the weekend,…
Fiji
This document is an output from a project funded by the UK Department for International Development (DFID) for the benefit of developing countries. In the wake of two major flood events and a cyclone occurring between…
Tuvalu
The PACC Technical Report series is a collection of the technical knowledge generated by the various PACC activities at both national and regional level. The reports are aimed at climate change adaptation practitioners in the Pacific…
Nauru
The PACC Technical Report series is a collection of the technical knowledge generated by the various PACC activities at both national and regional level. The reports are aimed at climate change adaptation practitioners in the Pacific…
Tonga
The PACC Technical Report series is a collection of the technical knowledge generated by the various PACC activities at both national and regional level. The reports are aimed at climate change adaptation practitioners in the Pacific…
Solomon Islands
MEASLES OUTBREAK Last week, Ministry of Health and Medical Services (MHMS) declared a measles outbreak in Solomon Islands. Presently, 25 of 28 (89%) cases are from Honiara City Council (HCC). In June 2014, a traveler that returned from…
Tonga + 12 more
HIGHLIGHTS • El Niño alert issued, with meteorologists estimating a 70 per cent chance of event developing by late 2014. • OCHA and the Pacific Humanitarian Team responded to five emergencies between November 2013 and May 2014. • Recovery…
Solomon Islands
Summary In the past 3 weeks there have been 9 cases of suspected measles notified to the Ministry of Health and Medical Services (MHMS) National Surveillance Unit. Cases are in children too young to be vaccinated (age less than…
Vanuatu
This training guide is purposely designed for the facilitators of the community based disaster risk reduction (CBDRR) training. The aim of this guide is to set up community disaster committees (CDC) in vulnerable communities and train…
