Health

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Ethical Storytelling, 'Do-gooders and Do-besters', aid workers fatalities in Syria, and more

Posted on 25 February 2020

+ Coronavirus update and 'fake news'

'Facebook is removing bogus information about coronavirus cures and prevention methods. Kang-Xing Jin, Facebook's head of health, explains how the company is working with the World…
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Coronavirus xenophobia, Fijian women first responders, post-Brexit NGOs' life, and more

Posted on 04 February 2020

+ Coronavirus: The spread of the virus and xenophobia

World Health Organisation (WHO has developed a dashboard for Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) with the number of confirmed cases globally, which includes cases in China by…
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Coronavirus Epidemic, Blended Finance for the SDGs, ICJ on Myanmar,  and more

Posted on 28 January 2020

+ Coronavirus Epidemic

The number of coronavirus cases continues to climb in China as new information emerges over how to contain an outbreak that has now spread to at least a…
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Supporting the Samoa measles response

Posted on 19 December 2019

With over 5,300 measles cases reported, this represents nearly 3% of Samoa’s population. Over 75 lives have been lost. The generosity of New Zealanders during the response has been very…
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Pacific measles outbreak, EU Aid, Local Faith Actors response, and more.

Posted on 27 November 2019

+ Pacific Measles Epidemic
Samoa's Ministry of Health is appealing for help as the death toll in the measles epidemic reaches 25 people (new stats are out today) - all but one of them…
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Challenge of data in the Pacific, Glimmer of hope, Nairobi ICPD25, and more.

Posted on 19 November 2019

+ Lack of HR biggest challenge for data in the Pacific

Lack of environmental data collection and analysis is holding back decision-making and progress in the Pacific, writes Lisa Cornish at Devex.

"A…
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Amazon fires, Measles outbreak threatens the Pacific, CID updates and more

Posted on 03 September 2019

+ #NZiswatching Petition Still Collecting Signatures

Update on the campaign this week:
Chair of CID's Humanitarian Network, World Vision's Mark Mitchell had a great article in Stuff on the campaign.
Tearfund's Andrew Robinson has been generating support from…
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