The Ministry of Health has declared a Malaria outbreak in certain areas of Vanuatu. These are: North East and West Coast Santo, South East Malekula, Epi Island and South East Vanua Lava (Sola).
The Ministry of Health in partnership with the World Health organization office in Vanuatu are working on revitalizing the Primary Health Care program in Vanuatu.
The Ministry of Health would like to update on the Influenza-Like-Illness (ILI) cases in Vanuatu. The National Surveillance unit recorded 1924 Influenza like Illness cases with an increase of 107% from 13 – 19 June 2022.
The Ministry of Health’s Nutrition Program in Vanuatu, supported and trained 24 rural health facilities including village health workers in providing Multiple Micro nutrient powder (MNP) in Sanma Province.
The Ministry of Health would like to confirm that the Influenza-Like-Illness (ILI) cases reported through the national syndromic surveillance system have crossed the alert threshold in Port Vila and Luganville and therefore an Influenza outbreak is now in these two locations.
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