Who could be WHO’s next Western Pacific leader?

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There are hopes a Pacific person will head the Western Pacific region for the World Health Organisation (WHO). It follows the sacking of regional director...

WHO fires director in Western Pacific accused of racist misconduct

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The World Health Organisation (WHO) has fired its top official in the Western Pacific after the Associated Press reported last year that dozens of...

Mosquito-borne diseases become climate reality in warming Pacific

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Climate change forecasters have warned for years that the warmer and wetter world created by the climate crisis will drive a surge in mosquito-borne...

WHO: Nations step closer to global guidelines on pandemics, disease outbreaks

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Governments agreed on a way forward to update disease outbreak regulations ahead of meetings to draft new global guidelines for tackling pandemics, the World...

Commonwealth countries work to move the dial forward on cervical cancer

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The theme for World Cancer Day this year is “Closing the Care Gap”. It is the same theme as last year, and indeed will...

‘No Jab, No Job’ to be removed soon: Fiji AG Turaga

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The “No Jab, No Job” policy in Fiji will be removed soon. This has been confirmed by Attorney-General Siromi Turaga Wednesday. The AG said the decision...

Tokelau border protects community from first case of COVID-19 since pandemic began

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The Ongoing Government of Tokelau has announced its first case of COVID-19 have been detected at the border of its northernmost atoll of Atafu. The...

Hiroshima survivor pleads for halt of radioactive waste dump in Pacific Ocean

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Japan is standing its ground over the planned discharge of treated radioactive waste from Fukushima into the Pacific Ocean in 2023 despite strong opposition...

Covid cases in Tuvalu passes 400

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Covid-19 cases in Tuvalu have soared to 443, with 303 news cases recorded since Sunday. This is the first time the country has experienced a...

WHO records 140 covid cases in Tuvalu

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The World Health Organisation (WHO) says 140 cases of Covid-19 have been reported in Tuvalu. A WHO spokesperson, based in Suva, said Tuvalu's first community...

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Milestone for Pacific/U.S Tuna Treaty

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Former Fiji PM Bainimarama granted absolute discharge, Qiliho fined

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