Tag: Public health

RNZ Pacific Fiji has reported 968 new cases of covid-19 and 11 more deaths, including a teenager, for the 24 hours to 8am yesterday. That compares...

By Hengky Yeimo in Jayapura Local governments in Papua -- such as the Yapen Islands and Puncak administrations -- say they are continuing to promote...

By Christine Rovoi, RNZ Pacific journalist A new vaccine may be needed if the delta variant of covid-19, which is currently in Fiji, continues to...

RNZ Pacific Covid-19 infections continue to rise in Fiji with 1220 new cases recorded in the last 24 hours to 8am yesterday. The government also confirmed...

RNZ Pacific New Zealand is sending 100,000 vaccine doses and additional financial support to Fiji for nursing staff as the country's covid-19 death toll passed...

EDITORIAL: By the editorial board of The Jakarta Post After chairing a cabinet ministers meeting on July 13, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo said the 20th...

By Johnny Blades, RNZ Pacific journalist As with much of Indonesia, the country's easternmost provinces of Papua and West Papua are struggling to contain the...

RNZ News New Zealand's first mass vaccination event is getting under way in Manukau where 16,000 people are due to receive a covid-19 vaccine in...

Pacific Media Watch newsdesk Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare has warned the news media that the country's emergency powers enable the government to target...

By Josefa Babitu in Suva The dream of putting a smile on his mother’s face on his graduation day from university has become one that...

By Agustinus Beo Da Costa Hospitals in Indonesia's easternmost region of Papua are nearing full capacity amid a surge in covid-19 cases, with health officials...

RNZ Pacific Fifteen more deaths, including that of a 102-year-old woman, and 918 positive cases have been confirmed by Fijian health officials in the 24...

By Timoci Vula in Suva Two Fijian pregnant women are among the 21 covid-19 deaths reported within a seven-day period from July 14. Their babies, however,...

COMMENT: By Professor Biman Prasad Pictures and videos emerging about the shocking and deplorable conditions for covid-isolated patients in Fiji hospitals are no surprise. Nor...

Asia Pacific Report newsdesk A pro-independence movement in West Papua has appealed to several Western countries -- including New Zealand -- to provide urgent humanitarian...

RNZ Pacific Fiji has recorded a daily record 1405 new cases of covid-19 in the 24 hours to 8am on Friday. That compares to 1220 cases...

By Josefa Babitu in Suva If it was not for his friend who broke into his home after he was gasping for air, Antonio Ratuvili...

By Godwin Eki in Port Moresby Papua New Guinea has been hit with a positive delta variant case of covid-19 for the first time, Deputy...

By Josefa Babitu in Suva Fiji has recorded 1220 new cases of covid-19 as at 8am today -- the highest daily record so far --...

RNZ Pacific Fiji health authorities have reported an additional 10 deaths from covid-19 over the past week. In his daily statement on covid-19 cases, Health Secretary...

ANALYSIS: By Dicky Budiman, Griffith University Indonesia is currently experiencing a massive spike in covid-19 infection and deaths, as experts (including myself) have unfortunately been...

By HA Kapisa and Rahmad Nasution in Manokwari, West Papua Indonesian police have begun tightening entry controls in Manokwari district and Sorong city as part...