The Commonwealth Malaria Report 2022
<p>The annual Commonwealth Malaria Report has revealed that the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted malaria services, leading to an increase in malaria incidence and mortality rates. Data from the report also
Vanuatu
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No tsunami threat after 7.0 magnitude quake strikes Vanuatu
A 7.0 magnitude earthquake has struck the Pacific island nation of Vanuatu, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre (PTWC) reports. A tsunami warning was issued by the Hawaii-based PTWC but was later rescinded.
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Magnitude 6.5 quake hits off coast of Pacific nation of Vanuatu: USGS
A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck off the coast of the Pacific island nation of Vanuatu on Friday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicenter of the quake was 84 miles (135 km) northwest of the
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Tsunami alert wound back after large quake hits off Vanuatu
Officials wound back an initial tsunami threat issued after a large earthquake struck off the coast of the South Pacific islands of Vanuatu on Sunday. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre said the danger
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Vanuatu on red alert as Cyclone Ula, category 4 storm, approaches
Residents of Vanuatu are taking shelter as a category four cyclone brings heavy rain and strong winds to the same area devastated by the largest cyclone in the South Pacific island nation’s history last
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Australia's Pacific neighbors facing unaffordable climate change bill study funds
Australia's small island neighbours in the South Pacific face an enormous bill to protect their coastal buildings and infrastructure from the impacts of climate change and extreme weather, one they are
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Almost half Vanuatu people lack clean water, month after cyclone: UNICEF
More than 100,000 people in Vanuatu have no clean drinking water, a month after a monster cyclone struck the tiny Pacific nation, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) said on Wednesday. Two thirds
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Vanuatu Puts Drones in the Sky to See Cyclone Damage
Cyclone Pam was one of the worst disasters to hit the small Pacific island nation of Vanuatu in recent memory. Thousands of buildings and trees were flattened in the March storm, leaving 75,000 people
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U.N. targets shelter, water in $29.9 million appeal for cyclone-hit Vanuatu
Less than two weeks after Cyclone Pam tore through the Pacific island nation of Vanuatu, 110,000 people have no safe drinking water and some 75,000 urgently need shelter, the United Nations said on Tuesday
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NZ boosts Vanuatu aid contribution to $3.5m
New Zealand will boost its aid contribution to Vanuatu to $3.5 million dollars to help the cyclone-ravaged nation recover. A further $1 million was announced today by Foreign Minister Murray McCully
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Japan mulls $1.2 million in aid for nations hit by Cyclone Pam
PORT VILA – Japan is considering extending $1.2 million in emergency grant aid to Vanuatu and other Pacific nations devastated by powerful Cyclone Pam, a senior government official said Sunday. At his