Tag: Measles
Better immunisation coverage needed to prevent Pacific measles, says WHO
By Caleb Fotheringham, RNZ Pacific journalist
Surveillance and better vaccine coverage is needed to prevent another measles outbreak in the Pacific, says the World Health...
American Samoa confirms a case of measles – day care centres...
RNZ Pacific
Daycare centres have been shut down in American Samoa following confirmation of an eight-year-old girl with measles.
The territory's Department of Health (DOH) said...
15 Papuan babies believed to have died of measles – ...
RNZ Pacific
As many as 15 children under the age of five in Central Papua have reportedly died of measles.
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TVNZ’s Pacific correspondent Barbara Dreaver wins Voyager media awards
Pacific Media Watch
Television New Zealand's journalists have come out on top at the annual Voyager Media Awards last night, scooping a number of awards...
Indonesian ambassador hits back at Herald columnist’s ‘baseless’ claim
By Tama Salim in Jakarta
Indonesian Ambassador Tantowi Yahya has dismissed allegations that President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo had acted disrespectfully toward Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern...
Mackenzie Smith: Indonesia’s Pacific neglect highlights NZ media problem
OPINION: Mackenzie Smith reviews two months living in Indonesia as a journalist.
In Indonesia, I expected to broaden my understanding and realisation of Asia and...
Open letter to PM Ardern: Raise Papua human rights crimes with...
Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk
An advocacy group, West Papua Action Auckland, has urged Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern to raise human rights and the "suffering of...
Asian rights body calls for more action by Jakarta over Papuan...
Al Jazeera's Step Vaessen was given exclusive access to report on the measles outbreak from Asatat, in Indonesia's Papua province.
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk
The Asian...
