Tag: Public health

By Claudia Tally in Port Moresby Sixty four compartments of Papua New Guinea's main mortuary have been out of service since the festive season while...

By Pauliasi Mateboto in Suva One in 50 Fijian children could have rheumatic heart disease and children between the ages of five to 15 years...

By Dianne Wilson in Rabaul, PNG As the Papua New Guinea government continues its globe trotting, the Nonga Base hospital in Rabaul, East New Britain...

RNZ News A GPs advocacy group says that practices learned from the covid-19 pandemic, like staying home when sick or wearing masks in health facilities,...

By Lydia Lewis, RNZ Pacific journalist The number of covid-19 community cases in Tokelau has surpassed 50 and has now cropped up on all three...

By Singgih Wiryono in Jakarta Indonesian Legal Aid Foundation (YLBHI) chair Muhammad Isnur has condemned the drafting of the Healthcare Bill (RUU Kesehatan) as "fake",...

By Lydia Lewis, RNZ Pacific journalist Tokelau's largest atoll, Nukunonu, is now out of lockdown after experiencing its first community cases of covid-19. In a statement,...

By Stephen Forbes, Local Democracy Reporter Te Whatu Ora's new winter health plan fails to address workforce shortages and staff burnout in Aotearoa New Zealand,...

RNZ News The World Health Organisation's decision to remove covid-19 as a global health emergency is the right move, epidemiologist Professor Michael Baker says. The organisation...

RNZ News New Zealand is in the grip of a fourth wave of covid but it is predicted to be smaller than previous mass outbreaks. The...

By Shayal Devi in Suva Any attempt to review or change Fiji’s existing taxation system will be done with proper consideration of all reports and...

RNZ Pacific A senior health practitioner in Fiji has warned that the exodus of nurses will put significant strain on the country's health sector. According to...

By Stephen Forbes, Local Democracy Reporter South Auckland's poor turnout for the 2018 Aotearoa New Zealand national census could have cost the region $130 million...

RNZ News Epidemiologist Professor Michael Baker says Aotearoa New Zealand is experiencing its fourth wave of covid-19 infection and warns people to stay vigilant. He said...

RNZ Pacific As many as 15 children under the age of five in Central Papua have reportedly died of measles. Parish Priest of Christ the Redeemer...

RNZ News Travellers from China to Australia will be required to have a negative pre-departure covid-19 test from January 5 -- and New Zealand says...

By Lydia Lewis, RNZ Pacific journalist, and Jan Kohout, RNZ journalist Twenty four Pacific peoples have been recognised in the 2023 New Year's honours. A former...

By Conan Young , Local Democracy Reporting editor This year was another huge one for Local Democracy Reporting, with our reporters at the forefront of...

RNZ News Thousands of people will be cancelling their Christmas Day plans thanks to the invisible grinch, covid-19. Leading epidemiologist Professor Michael Baker estimates 85,000 people...

RNZ Pacific About 50 striking nurses have held a protest in American Samoa over their employment conditions. The protest yesterday follows some nurses at the LBJ...

RNZ News With restrictions eased, public health warnings muted and mask wearing now almost non-existent, the risk of contracting covid-19 is still very real, particularly...

RNZ News The parents of a New Zealand baby at the centre of a legal dispute that has made global headlines will not be appealing...