The Ministry of Health confirms a total of 4,217 measles cases have been reported to the Disease Surveillance Team, since the outbreak started. There were 165 recorded in the last 24 hours. There are currently 172 measles cases who are in-patients at all health facilities. Of this, 145 are at the Tupua Tamasese Meaole Hospital […]
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Dr Iati Iati, Senior Lecturer – Politics and International Relations at Victory University of Wellington, writes a biting response letter to the Otago Daily Times I was recently alerted to a cartoon published by the Otago Daily Times (ODT), which Newshub said was mocking the measles crisis in Samoa. I don’t read the ODT, never
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In response to the current measles outbreak, the Government of Samoa will be undertaking a ‘Door to door Mass Vaccination Campaign’ on Thursday 5th and Friday 6th December, 2019 from 7am to 5pm throughout the whole country. All public and private sectors will be closed from 7am to 5pm this Thursday and Friday “to ensure
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Cartoonist Garrick Tremain has backtracked just hours after an interview was published by RNZ’s First Up in which the cartoonist said he saw “nothing wrong with the cartoon” – a cartoon published in yesterday’s Otago Daily Times which made light of the Samoan measles epidemic. Tremain issued the apology on his website for the offensive
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Release: Wellington Samoa Golf Academcy Inc The SHC Annual Fundraising Golf Tournament for this year was again held at the Shandon Golf Course in Lower Hutt, Wellington last month. The day started with the beginners and younger Junior golfers group playing 9 and 6 holes. There were more than 20 young players who thoroughly enjoyed
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NATIONAL EMERGENCY OPERATION CENTRE: December 4, 2019 The Ministry of Health confirms a total of 4,052 measles cases have been reported to the Disease Surveillance Team, since the outbreak started. There were 171 recorded in the last 24 hours. There are currently 177 measles cases who are in-patients at all health facilities. Of this, 142
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The Otago Daily Times is under fire after an offensive cartoon was published in today’s paper making light of Samoa’s ongoing measles epidemic. The distasteful joke reads, I asked, “What are the least popular spots at the moment?” She said “The ones people are picking up in Samoa,” accompanied by an illustration of two women
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The Ministry of Health confirms a total of 3,881 measles cases have been reported to the Disease Surveillance Team, since the outbreak started. There were 153 recorded in the last 24 hours. There are currently 174 measles cases who are in-patients at all health facilities. Of this, 145 are at the Tupua Tamasese Meaole Hospital
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With Indigenous and marginalised communities bearing the brunt of negative coverage in mainstream media, the online world has given Māori and Pasifika people agency to control their own portrayals and counteract these damaging narratives. And with the rise of new digital story tellers, 25-year-old Torisse Laulu has helped grow Plantation Conversations, an online platform that
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Two young Pacific doctors in Auckland have joined the fight to stop the spread of measles by addressing misinformation and encouraging MMR vaccinations. Using a free, interactive and instant online messaging service through Facebook messenger (@STOPMeaslesNZ), their efforts have gained well over 20,000 interactions since its launch on labour day. Designed and operated by doctors
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