What PINA Really Needs To Know: The Squabble for $$$ Aid Money & the Pasifika Politiki Networks

PINA has covered some very important aspects being covered at the UN MDG Summit. Its a real pity that the only interest on Fiji indicates Health Crisis, quote,

" 3. FIJI --- New outbreak of 400 typhoid cases in Fiji".

The reason maybe twofolds;

a) PINA is playing safe not to write too much negative articles or they will be seen as anti-Bainimarama regime and be booted out of Fiji seeing that they operate out of Suva. Or,

b) PINA  is given more AID to cater for other PI Nations that Fiji after all its out on a limb in view of all the sanctions being currently imposed.

A word for PINA - Check out some GNGOS here that are working hand in hand with key personals in high places and are being given the priviledge of funding. Its the Pasifika Politika within networks here. For hints read Pacific Scoop and AUT and we will give you a hint as to who is opening the door of opportunity for them!! Its in all in the Pasifika Politiki family 'you scrach-my-back' and I scratch your back perhaps!!

'Na Dina' Fiji Truth will Prevail in the end. Fiji Truth Commission Movement.

PACNEWS

Pacific News Agency Service – administered by the Pacific Islands News Association (PINA)

First Edition                                                  Saturday 25 September 2010                             © Copyright PINA 2010

In this bulletin:

1. SOLOMON ISLANDS ---Solomon Islands MDGs efforts off track

2. PAPUA NEW GUINEA --- PNG to benefit in world health program

3. FIJI --- New outbreak of 400 typhoid cases in Fiji

4. GUAM ----White House asks Senate to keep military funding for Guam

5. PALAU -- Palau to publish a coffee table book on climate change health impacts

6. PACNEWS IN FOCUS --- Climate change, global crises retarding small island nations’ development – UN

7. PACNEWS IN FOCUS -- Ban urges world to pull together through UN to reach ‘great goals’ of our time

8. PACNEWS DIGEST --- Tonga and Tuvalu Collaborate to Protect Whales and Dolphins

9. PACNEWS DIGEST ---- Turtle Conservation in Papua New Guinea: Karkum Conservation Area

SOL – MDGS: SOL/STAR                                                                                                         PACNEWS 1:  Fri 24 Sept 2010

Solomon Islands MDGs efforts off track

24 SEPTEMBER 2010 NEW YORK (SOLOMON STAR) --- Solomon Islands Government’s efforts to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) showed some improvements, but were generally off track.

Foreign Affairs minister Peter Shanel revealed this when he addressed a United Nations summit on MDGs in New York yesterday.

“The MDG benchmark of social and development goals for Solomon Islands showed some improvement, but were generally off track,” Mr Shanel said.

He also said the disparity of progress between the formal and rural sector is wide and need to close with more international partnership on rural and community based investment.

“The number of crisis the global community went through – financial crisis, energy crisis and food crisis last year – and today’s climate change has created pockets of poverty as populations in parts of the country has made compromises,” Mr Shanel said.

He said to accelerate the pace of MDGs, the international community must focus on international programmes that recognise Solomon Islands’ special situation.

Mr Shanel also addressed a Least Developed Countries (LDCs) meeting attended by the UN Secretary-General and the President of the General Assembly.

He thanked Turkey for hosting the UN Conference of LDCs next year that will review the international programme that is used to achieve LDCs MDGs.

The minister drew the meeting’s attention to the vulnerability of LDCs needs of which new and additional resources are required and requested a global benchmark be established to graduate at least a quarter of the 49 LDCs.

Solomon Islands is a member of the LDCs....PNS (ENDS)

PNG – HEALTH PROGRAMME: RADAUS                                                                               PACNEWS 1:  Fri 24 Sept 2010

PNG to benefit in world health program

24 SEPTEMBER 2010 NEW YOK (RADIO AUSTRALIA) ---- Australia has formed an alliance with the United States, Britain and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to improve the health of women and children around the world.

The Australian Foreign Minister, Kevin Rudd, says Australia will spend $225 million on health programs in Papua New Guinea, other parts of the Pacific and eastern African.

He said:”"For too long, the survival of women and children through the process of childbirth has come last in the world's development priorities.

“Now it's time they came first in the world's development priorities.”

The United Nations says it has a total commitment from government and aid groups to spend $40 billion on the global health strategy over the next five years...PNS (ENDS)

FIJI – HEALTH: FIJI LIVE                                                                                                             PACNEWS 1: Fri 24 Sept 2010

New outbreak of 400 typhoid cases in Fiji

24 SEPTEMBER 2010 SUVA (FIJI LIVE) ---- Fiji is experiencing a fresh outbreak of typhoid following an initial alert at the beginning of the year, with 400 fresh cases reported across the country says national adviser for communicable diseases Dr Eric Rafai.

Dr Rafai told FijiLive there were around 400 reported cases of typhoid in Fiji compared to 205 cases reported in the same period last year.

He said one of the many reasons for the increase in the figures was because the ministry’s surveillance and public awareness campaign against typhoid fever had  increased, resulting in more cases being reported. 

The disease spreads through contaminated food or water and occasionally through direct contact with someone who is infected with the virus.

Dr Rafai added that in Fiji, where typhoid is endemic, most cases result from contaminated drinking water and poor sanitation and generally it is the younger age group that falls victim.

The Health Ministry has been issuing precautions on how to avoid getting typhoid such as washing your hands with soap before eating, before preparing a meal and after visiting a toilet.

While drinking water should be boiled, water from rivers or creeks should not be consumed at all...PNS (ENDS)

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