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Pacific Waves for Friday 24 June 2016
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Dateline Pacific evening edition for 24 June 2016
3:05 PM.Services to resume at Mount Hagen Hospital in PNG; Vanuatu launches a report on the lessons learned from its response to Cyclone Pam; A Fiji doctor says the high number of diabetic amputations in the… Read more Audio
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Vanuatu launches report on Cyclone Pam response
3:04 PM.Improving warning systems, logistics and co-ordination between the Vanuatu government and NGOs are some of the recommendations of a report on lessons from Cyclone Pam. Audio
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Service to resume at Mount Hagen Hospital in PNG
3:04 PM.Health services at Mount Hagen General Hospital in the Western Highlands of Papua New Guinea are expected to fully resume by Monday after intervention from the Doctors Association. Audio
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Fiji doctor says number of diabetic amputations 'depressing'
3:03 PM.A doctor in Fiji says the large number of amputations that have to be undertaken because of diabetes is depressing. Audio
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Papua rights abuses under the spotlight
3:02 PM.West Papua has been highlighted at the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva in recent days. But as international focus grows on ongoing human rights abuses against West Papuans, Jakarta says… Read more Audio
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Dateline Pacific morning edition 24 June 2016
5:05 AM.West Papua's human rights situation is raised at a UN review; Fears of malnutrition in cyclone-affected Fiji; Little progress despite years of efforts to combat NCDs; The Cook Islands opposition says… Read more Audio
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Papua rights abuses under the spotlight
5:04 AM.West Papua has been highlighted at the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva in recent days. But as international focus grows on ongoing human rights abuses against West Papuans, Jakarta says… Read more Audio
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Food shortages after Cyclone Winston leads to malnutrition
5:03 AM.The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation says a shortage of fresh fruit and veges, and fish in the wake of Cyclone Winston is leading to cases of malnutrition. Audio
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Little progress despite years of efforts to combat NCDs
5:02 AM.Despite efforts to combat the non-communicable-diseases crisis in the region over the years, there's been little progress. Audio