Health
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Ok Tedi determined to protect its workforce and community from COVID-19
Ok Tedi Mining Limited is continuously scaling up its COVID-19 testing and vaccination program to ensure staff, contractors, Tabubil town…
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Study Says India’s COVID Toll Is At Least 3 Million
The number of people who have died in the coronavirus pandemic in India is likely to exceed 3 million —…
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UNHCR warns of an imminent humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is warning of a looming humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan as the escalating conflict brings increased…
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German Floods Raise the Bar on Extreme Weather Events
Days before roiling waters tore through western Germany, a European weather agency issued an “extreme” flood warning after detailed models…
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With Limited Access to Global Vaccine Supply, Africa’s Crisis Deepens
Africa is now in the deadliest stage of its pandemic, and there is little prospect of relief in sight.
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More ventilators to support Pacific’s growing COVID-19 patients
last month, the Pacific Community supplied 20 Hamilton ventilators to 11 Pacific Islands Countries and Territories (PICTs). These ventilators will…
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Hundreds Missing and at Least 69 Dead in Western Europe Flooding
Following a day of frantic rescue efforts and orders to evacuate towns rapidly filling with water unloosed by violent storms,…
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Fiji receives Jack Ma Foundation COVID-19 protective equipment
The Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat has handed over medical supplies to the Fiji Government as it battles a surge of…
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Delta variant detected in Port Moresby
A 65-year-old Phillipino national has tested positive for the deadlier strain of COVID-19 – Delta variant. The positive case is…
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