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      20 January 2020
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      Effective outbreak response reduces the risk of measles spread in the Pacific

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      24 March 2021
      News release

      Call for application: WHO Healthy Islands Recognition 2021

      19 March 2021
      Joint News Release

      Solomon Islands receive 24,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines through the COVAX facility

      10 March 2021
      Feature story

      Fiji starts COVID-19 vaccination

      6 March 2021
      News release

      COVID-19 vaccines shipped by COVAX arrive in Fiji

      27 January 2021
      Joint News Release

      Government of Japan pledges new USD 9.6 million agreement with UNICEF and WHO to strengthen immunization in the Pacific

      25 January 2021
      Joint News Release

      Strengthening vital partnerships in the Pacific to support health sector responses to COVID-19

      26 November 2020
      News release

      UK signs MoU with WHO, strengthening readiness and response to COVID-19 across the Pacific

      5 November 2020
      News release

      Fiji reaches COVID-19 milestone, but remains vigilant

      28 October 2020
      News release

      Samoa uses community strength, local knowledge and collective memory to prepare for COVID-19

      23 October 2020
      Joint News Release

      ADB, UNICEF and WHO provide medical supplies to Tonga for COVID-19 response

      10 October 2020
      Feature story

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      24 September 2020
      Joint News Release

      Fiji receives more medical supplies

      23 September 2020
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      COVID-19 Preparedness - Supporting the Vulnerable in Samoa

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      Federated States of Micronesia: Empowering local communities & preparing for COVID-19

      5 June 2020
      Joint News Release

      UNICEF and WHO call on Pacific Island countries to strengthen policies on breast-milk substitutes

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      WHO continues its support to Fiji’s response to COVID-19

      27 April 2020
      News release

      As COVID-19 threatens, Pacific children’s lives are at stake with many children at risk of missing out on basic vaccines

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      WHO helps Samoa and Tokelau to prepare for COVID-19

      21 February 2020
      News release

      Pacific steps up preparedness against COVID-19

      20 January 2020
      Statement

      Effective outbreak response reduces the risk of measles spread in the Pacific

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      24 March 2021
      News release

      Call for application: WHO Healthy Islands Recognition 2021

      19 March 2021
      Joint News Release

      Solomon Islands receive 24,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines through the COVAX facility

      10 March 2021
      Feature story

      Fiji starts COVID-19 vaccination

      6 March 2021
      News release

      COVID-19 vaccines shipped by COVAX arrive in Fiji

      27 January 2021
      Joint News Release

      Government of Japan pledges new USD 9.6 million agreement with UNICEF and WHO to strengthen immunization in the Pacific

      25 January 2021
      Joint News Release

      Strengthening vital partnerships in the Pacific to support health sector responses to COVID-19

      26 November 2020
      News release

      UK signs MoU with WHO, strengthening readiness and response to COVID-19 across the Pacific

      5 November 2020
      News release

      Fiji reaches COVID-19 milestone, but remains vigilant

      28 October 2020
      News release

      Samoa uses community strength, local knowledge and collective memory to prepare for COVID-19

      23 October 2020
      Joint News Release

      ADB, UNICEF and WHO provide medical supplies to Tonga for COVID-19 response

      10 October 2020
      Feature story

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      24 September 2020
      Joint News Release

      Fiji receives more medical supplies

      23 September 2020
      News release

      COVID-19 Preparedness - Supporting the Vulnerable in Samoa

      21 July 2020
      News release

      Federated States of Micronesia: Empowering local communities & preparing for COVID-19

      5 June 2020
      Joint News Release

      UNICEF and WHO call on Pacific Island countries to strengthen policies on breast-milk substitutes

      5 May 2020
      News release

      WHO continues its support to Fiji’s response to COVID-19

      27 April 2020
      News release

      As COVID-19 threatens, Pacific children’s lives are at stake with many children at risk of missing out on basic vaccines

      9 March 2020
      News release

      WHO helps Samoa and Tokelau to prepare for COVID-19

      21 February 2020
      News release

      Pacific steps up preparedness against COVID-19

      20 January 2020
      Statement

      Effective outbreak response reduces the risk of measles spread in the Pacific

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