Vanuatu records first COVID community case, as residents worry about road ahead
Vanuatu's main island Efate, and its surrounding islands, are in lockdown after the country's first COVID-19 case was detected in the community.
The outbreak first...
ADB provides US$8 million grant to help Kiribati respond to its first outbreak of...
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is releasing an US$8 million (A$11.3 million) grant from its Pacific Disaster Resilience Programme (Phase 3) to help finance...
UN health agency updates guidelines on COVID-19 therapeutics
The World Health Organisation (WHO), for the first time, included an oral antiviral drug in its COVID-19 treatment guidance.
The updated “living guidelines” on related...
PNG low Covid vaccination rate a worry: PM Marape
Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape has again raised his concern over the country’s very Covid-19 vaccination rate of 4.6 percent, telling health...
Blue Pacific joins United Nations call for universal vaccination
Pacific leaders have added their voices to a global call for universal vaccination, as world leaders gathered at the United Nations today to call...
COVID-19 Vaccine Certificate: A regional solution for cross border travel
The availability of vaccines and ongoing evidence-based research to mitigate COVID-19 is allowing Pacific Island Countries and Territories (PICTs) to explore a variety of...
Omicron BA.2 confirmed in Tonga, one death reported
Only 467 people eligible to be vaccinated are left to get their first dose as the government continues to roll out vaccination for COVID-19.
Prime...
Cash transfers prove ‘life-saving’ during COVID crisis in Fiji
An innovative Save the Children digital cash programme helped vulnerable families in Fiji to manage the devastating impacts of COVID-19, a new report shows.
The...
Health authorities in Solomon Islands expect a surge in Covid-19 cases in rural areas
Health authorities in Solomon Islands expect a surge in Covid-19 cases in rural areas where up to 80 percent of the population live.
The death...
Pandemic recovery must put people first: UN Secretary-General
People must be at the heart of post-pandemic recovery, UN Secretary-General António Guterres told a global meeting that opened on Tuesday to examine the...
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Vanuatu Parliament to debate no-confidence motion against PM Napat Friday
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Global health is out of balance: WHO’s Dr Piukala
WHO Regional Director for the Western Pacific Dr Saia Ma’u Piukala has warned that global health systems are fundamentally out of balance, despite major...