COVID-19: Pacific Community Updates
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The COVID-19 (COrona VIrus Disease 2019) outbreak was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO) on 11 March 2020. Globally, nations are taking actions to reduce and …
Pacific alliance to combat mosquito-borne diseases
Photo: Oni Lewakulati (Fiji) separating female mosquitoes from males in the QIMR Berghofer Mosquito Control Lab. - Credit: PacMOSSI
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ABC Radio: Coronacast Pacific - Testing still key to controlling COVID in the Pacific
Testing has been one of the critical elements in global efforts to curb the spread of COVID-19. Dr Eka Buadromo is the Advisor for Laboratory Services in the Pacific, for the Pacific Community. She says now that borders are open and there is community…
New in-country COVID-19 testing now allows for early intervention in Kiribati
The newly established RT-PCR molecular container laboratory in Kiribati has achieved its final validation from the Doherty Institute in December indicating readiness in the diagnosis and management of COVID-19 and the application of its technology.
This…
Microbiology training to strengthen AMR Surveillance & Control & shipping of infectious substances training
Microbiology Training to Strengthen AMR Surveillance and Control and IPC in Fiji (Labasa): 03 – 14 August 2020
Microbiology Training to strengthen AMR Surveillance & Control and IPC
Microbiology Training
to Strengthen AMR Surveillance and Control and IPC in Fiji (Lautoka): 12-23
October 2020
Armyworm infestation breaches the Pacific
The recent spread of Spodoptera frugiperda, or Fall Armyworm (FAW), in Papua New Guinea’s Western Province is causing concern in the Pacific region.
Fall armyworm is a pest that preys on food crops such as maize (corn), sweet potato, vegetables, and…
Workshop 2 on the development of the ‘Manual on surveillance and control of Aedes vectors in the Pacific’
The specific objectives of the Manual are:
An easy-to-follow reference guide for surveillance and control of Aedes vectors that is appropriate to the various contexts of Pacific Island countries and territories
A document that can serve as a reference…