Reports

1. Highlights/Response The gap between stocks in-country (as well as planned/pipeline items) with estimated needs is closing. The Vanuatu Shelter Cluster now estimates that there is enough available to address humanitarian shelter needs of c. 82% of…

Introduction Since the start of the outbreak, the COVID-19 pandemic has claimed more than a quarter of a million lives across over 200 countries and territories. The global impact is unprecedented, both in terms of prompting the…

Alert Verification for WK 18: Acute Fever and Rashes: FSM and Vanuatu Diarrhea: RMI and FSM ILI : FSM Influenza Like Illness: PSSS, EPI -WK 18 reported a seven-fold increase from (4 to 28) in influenza-like illnesses (ILI) in FSM, 11%…

Ending Violence Packages supported by DFAT via the AHP continues to be distributed. They provide information on safety and planning for managing and mitigating increased risks of gender-based violence in the aftermath of a disaster as…

Highlights • Tropical Cyclone Harold caused widespread destruction in Vanuatu, Solomon Islands, Fiji and Tonga. The cyclone was most destructive in Vanuatu, where approximately 92,300 people, including 24,300 children, live in the worst affected areas. In Pentecost, 90…

Highlights: • The passing of Cyclone Harold on 6 April 2020 caused extensive damage to the agriculture sector, including losses of main staples and export crops. • About half of the total population is estimated to be in…

1. Highlights a. Vanuatu • The Government of Vanuatu – under the leadership of NDMO – is continuing to process assessment data and works with national clusters in drafting a national response plan which should be available in…

2. Highlights/Response The TC Harold Rapid Assessment Final Report has been made available by the NDMO Vanuatu. CARE & Vanuatu Red Cross Society (VRCS) are working closely with the Vanuatu Christian Council (VCC), the Chiefs and the…

2. Highlights/Response More information is becoming available about damage levels and agency plans. Concerns remain, however, about the speed of the response and the it is taking to get stocks to Vanuatu as well as Port Vila…

01 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY BACKGROUND WATER SANITATION AND HYGIENE (WASH) Safely managed drinking water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) are essential to human health and well-being. Access to WASH contributes to good health and the prevention of disease, enables participation in other…