Congratulations ๐ to the Colonial War Memorial Hospital for 100 years of excellence in treating the people of the Republic of Fiji.
CWMH is where I did most of my training as a medical student during my MBBS and was my workplace for my Masters in Internal Medicine 2018-2022
Game on in our northern province of Torba. One of, if not, the most vulnerable province in Vanuatu.
El Nino, geographical isolation and small islands make for a recipe of complex disaster impact and complications. The sooner local responders can mobilize, the better. Stay safe ๐ป๐บ
Tropical Cyclone Warning # 11๐ https://t.co/d05futAbXE
TC Lola is a Category 5 cyclone.
๐ดRed Alert๐ด is maintained for Torba, Sanma, Penama and Malampa provinces ๐กYellow Alert๐ก for Shefa province.
Our @NDMO_Vanuatu is predicting 100% damage to gardens in the cyclone path.
That is a health emergency in waiting. Crops have been suffering from El Nino and now, what little crops still surviving, we expect to be damaged. Rice and tuna can't be the only response. So we wait ๐ป๐บ๐ช๐พ
Insightful panel at #VHRS23, discussing how disaster responses should be timely, comprehensive and allow communities to feel seen and heard. Great for @global_respond to be a part of the discussions and share HELPR1 experiences.
@BasilMLeodoro@AnnetteMGarae
Teamwork makes the Dreamwork!
The 4th VANUATU HEALTH RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM was a smashing success!
2 days with 20+ research presentations, amazing interactions, collaborations and the uplifting of research capacity in Vanuatu.
Thanks to our sponsors @AusHCVanuatu@WHO@RRegenvanu