Vanuatu’s Minister of Health, Daniel Toara, and Simeon Aru Duvu, owner of ni-Vanuatu company Vanuatu Hardware, signed a contract for the company to supply building materials for the repair and construction of 44 health centres in the provinces.
The contract is worth 128 million vatu.
Repair and construction works will be conducted at 44 health facilities in the Tropical Cyclone Pam affected provinces of Malampa, Penama, Shefa and Tafea.
The restoration and strengthening of these health facilities is being funded by the Australian Government through its Tropical Cyclone Pam Recovery Program.
Work has commenced to repair and rebuild multiple health centres nationwide.
The Australian and Vanuatu Governments are committed to strengthening the Vanuatu healthcare delivery system with a “build back better” approach. Australia has overall invested over 555 million vatu towards Vanuatu’s health recovery programme.