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Half of Fijians surveyed will not vaccinate against COVID-19

The study conducted by NGO, Dialogue Fiji from June 25 to July 10 this year found that 53.9 percent of Fijians surveyed believed the Covid-19 vaccine was "very safe".

The survey, 'Determinants of Covid-19 Vaccines Hesitancy in Fiji', stated that public confidence in the effectiveness of the vaccines to prevent infection may be affected by perceived risks associated with vaccination.

"Of the 1047 respondents, only 53.9 percent reported the vaccine was 'very safe', while 19.4 percent reported the vaccines to be 'little safe' to 'not safe at all'," Dialogue Fiji stated.

World Vision Vanuatu to assess LDK project

LDK which means to lighten up the dark corners, is a project funded by the Australian government through the Water For Women Fund.

World Vision said the survey will provide much needed information on the number of people living with disabilities, the type of disabilities prevalent, and the various WASH accessibility and identify barriers within the two provinces.

TRR surveys impact of mobile phone, internet in Vanuatu

But how much to we actually know and understand its impact on our society and the experiences of the consumer?

There may be a lot of aspects involved and now the Telecommunications and Radiocommunications Regulator (TRR) in Vanuatu is running a general survey for telecommunication users or consumers to provide feedback on various questions that target the use of mobile phones and internet.

Almost 30% of children under 5 are stunted: Health survey

Introducing the topic at a multi-sector consultation on the policy and strategic plan for Nutrition in Vanuatu for 2016 to 2020 at The Melanesian Hotel in Port Vila last week, Ministry of Health Nutritionist Louisa Tokon gave statistics that pointed to an obvious poor stage of nutrition for children in the country.

She said 4.4% of the 28% of children under 5 with stunting condition, have acute malnutrition.