Two-day meeting on Intra- Action (IAR) review for COVID-19 response in Vanuatu with the Ministry of Health COVID-19 response team puts way forward for better response in the future.
Press Releases
The Vila Central Hospital has reported an increase in people with respiratory symptoms or influenza-like illness presenting to the Emergency Department that is not due to COVID-19. Test results available to the Ministry of Health today confirm that this is due to Influenza Virus Type A.
The Vanuatu Ministry of Health is commemorating today 31st May 2022 the global campaign for “World No Tobacco Day” whereby the World Health organization and its member states around the world are appealing smokers to quitting smoking to date as a strong initiative for Free smoking and personal health gain.
The Ministry of Health would like to provide an update on the multi-country Monkeypox outbreak reported recently in the media. This viral disease has previously occurred mainly in parts of Africa, but recently has been found in 14 countries outside of Africa that do not usually have it.
The Vila Central Hospital wish to remind the general public to access the General Outpatient Department (OPD) services in other health facilities within the Port Vila area and other health facilities in South, North Efate, and Offshore Islands.