Fiji capital in lockdown after 'superspreader' funeral leaves 500 exposed to COVID-19
The Fijian capital Suva entered a 14-day lockdown Monday as the Pacific island nation battled to contain a COVID-19 spike following a... (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 26, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
COVID-19 Teaches Us to Better Manage Global Systemic Risks
This family in Tuvalu* is at the frontline of the effects of climate change. The water is only 10 metres from their house at high tide. Tuvalu rarely exceeds 3 metres above sea level, and at its widest point it spans about 200 meters. Tuvalu is extremely vulnerable to the adverse impacts of climate change. Rising sea levels combined with extreme weather events is contributing to the inundation of low-lying areas. Coastal erosion is also a major problem in Tuvalu, particularly on the western side of the islands. Credit: Mark Garten/UN PhotoBy Liu ZhenminUNITED NATIONS, Apr 14 2021 (IPS) Millions of lives lost. Trillions of ...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - April 14, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Liu Zhenmin Tags: Climate Change Economy & Trade Environment Featured Food Security and Nutrition Food Sustainability Global Headlines Health Humanitarian Emergencies TerraViva United Nations Source Type: news
Study looks at impacts of COVID-19 and Cyclone Harold on fishers in Fiji
(Wildlife Conservation Society) A new study published in the journal Environmental Science and Policy addresses the impacts of COVID-19 and Cyclone Harold on Indo-Fijians engaged in small scale fisheries. (Source: EurekAlert! - Biology)
Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - March 29, 2021 Category: Biology Source Type: news
„We will overcome it“: Experiences of the impact of COVID-19 in Suva, Fiji
By External SourceMar 25 2021 (IPS-Partners) This short video explores the experiences of COVID-19 in Fiji’s capital, Suva, by University students. The participants reflect on the impact of the virus in the Pacific nation, where themes such as the emotional implications of COVID as well as its effects on the economy, food security, resilience and more are discussed.
They remind us that despite all the negativity that the virus has brought, one has to be hopeful and resilient about the future.
The participants, all students at the University of the South Pacific, are Salote Nasolo (postgraduate student in climate ch...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - March 25, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: External Source Tags: Health Humanitarian Emergencies Multimedia Video Source Type: news
International Women ’s Day, 2021To Lead is to Serve — A Pacific Woman’s Perspective
By Leituala Kuiniselani Toelupe Tago-ElisaraSUVA, Fiji, Mar 1 2021 (IPS) An often quoted indigenous reference in the Samoan language is, O le ala i le pule o le tautua, literally translated, “the pathway to leadership is through service” because to be able to lead is to be willing to serve.
Since world leaders endorsed the blueprint for gender equality in Beijing 1995, women in leadership has dominated in numerous conversations and forums in terms of the need to increase women in leadership as a critical factor to achieve gender equality. Many of the perspectives shared, are about facilitating opportunities for women,...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - March 1, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Leituala Kuiniselani Toelupe Tago-Elisara Tags: Asia-Pacific Civil Society Development & Aid Featured Gender Headlines Health Humanitarian Emergencies Inequity Poverty & SDGs TerraViva United Nations Women & Climate Change Women & Economy Women in Politics Women's Health I Source Type: news
Displaced by climate and disaster-induced relocations: experiences of cascading displacement in Fiji and the Philippines - Johnson K, Mortensen S, Gueguen-Teil C, Torre AR.
Disasters and climate-related risks displace millions of people each year. Planned relocation is one strategy used to address displacement and is increasingly being analyzed for the potential opportunities and challenges it creates for relocated people. Ho... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - January 25, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Disaster Preparedness Source Type: news
Giant waves feared as Fiji braces for Category 5 Cyclone Yasa
Government warns of flash floods and waves up to two-storeys high in areas where 95 percent of Fijians live. (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 17, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Fiji under curfew as powerful Cyclone Yasa set to make landfall
Fiji's government ordered a nationwide curfew on Thursday, including a ban on public transportation, with a potentially devastating... (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 17, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Cyclone Yasa: Powerful storm heads for Fiji with hurricane-force winds
A powerful storm is barreling down on Fiji, bringing hurricane-force winds to the Pacific island nation. (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 16, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Fiji's vaccine program reduces childhood death and illness: study
(University of Melbourne) Fiji's national vaccine program against pneumonia, a serious lung condition, and rotavirus, a common disease which causes severe diarrhoea and vomiting, has reduced illness and death, new research shows. (Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases)
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - November 25, 2020 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Digital atlas makes Micronesia more easily researched than Hawaii, Fiji, and Guam
(University of Guam) With the culmination of a five-year effort to gather a breadth of geospatial data and display it on an interactive digital atlas, the four main islands of the Federated States of Micronesia are now more easily researched than any other island in the Pacific, including Hawaii, Guam, and Fiji. (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - November 24, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Bringing Clean Water On Tap To Rural Villages In Polynesian Island Nation Of Tuvalu
Technical experts measure the salinity of groundwater wells on Vaitupu Island, Tuvalu. This month work will begin on building the network of tanks and pipes which will eventually convey clean water from the north of Vaitupu Island to the 1,500 people who live in the villages of Tumaseu and Asau in the south. Courtesy: Pacific CommunityBy Catherine WilsonCANBERRA, Nov 18 2020 (IPS) Rural communities on one of the nine islands that make up the Polynesian nation of Tuvalu are anticipating how life will change when they are connected to piped clean water for the first time.
Despite being surrounded by millions of square kilome...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - November 18, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Catherine Wilson Tags: Aid Climate Change Development & Aid Editors' Choice Environment Featured Headlines Health Population Poverty & SDGs TerraViva United Nations Water & Sanitation The Pacific Community (SPC) Tuvalu Source Type: news
Taiwan accuses mainland of ‘brutal and irrational action’ after Fiji spat
Taipei says altercation was sparked by Chinese embassy staff gatecrashing Suva reception and trying to photograph guests. (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - October 19, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Empowering Women in Organic Value Chains
By External SourceOct 5 2020 (IPS-Partners) As COVID-19 shapes and re-shapes the “new normal” in the Pacific, organic food and products will be a key to community adaptation and resiliency in the region’s economies and livelihoods, with the opportunity to advance a more inclusive gender and people centred approach.
The POETCom initiative, under the SPC’s Land Resources Division, has recognized this by taking the next step in its Building Prosperity for Women Producers, Processors, and Women Owned Businesses through Organic Value Chains (BPWP) project, a collaboration with the Australian Government. The project see...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - October 5, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: External Source Tags: Gender Health The Pacific Community (SPC) Source Type: news
Coronavirus live news: Trump says he 'perhaps' misled Americans as global deaths pass 900,000
Trump said he ‘played down’ threat because he ‘didn’t want to create panic’;France sees second highest one-day case total; Netherlands and Portugal see highest cases since April. Follow the latest updatesTrump knew Covid was deadly but wanted to ‘play it down’, Woodward book saysGlobal deaths pass 900,000Oxford vaccine trial pause - should we be worried?Oxford Covid-19 vaccine trial participant undeterred by pauseSee all our coronavirus coverage4.45amBSTSheldon Chanel reports from Suva , with the Guardian ’s Pacific Editor,Ben Doherty:The emergence ofantimicrobial resistance (AMR), including drug-resistant ...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - September 10, 2020 Category: Science Authors: Helen Sullivan Tags: Coronavirus outbreak World news US news UK news Australia news Science Infectious diseases Source Type: news
