Case update Since the last update on December 23rd, 2019 there are now 25 confirmed cases of measles. The latest confirmed case is a 11-month-old from Nabua who was admitted under isolation at CWM Hospital in Suva yesterday and discharged today. The 3-month-old baby reported in the previous update continues to…
Update for the Ministry of Health and medical services. Since the last update on December 13th 2019 there are now 23 confirmed cases of measles. The latest confirmed cases are a 13 month old and a 20 year old from Saumakia Village in Naitasiri. There have now been 4 confirmed cases from Saumakia…
Case update Since the last update on December 10th 2019 there are now 21 confirmed cases of measles. The latest confirmed cases are a 13 year old from Nasilai Village in Nakelo Rewa, and a 27 year old from Saumakia Village in Naitasiri. Both new cases are contacts of previously confirmed measles cases in those…
In a boost to the Fijian Government’s measles response, the Ministry of Health and Medical Services received 200,000 measles vaccines, funded by the Australian Government today. “Australia is proud to assist the Fijian Government’s response to this measles outbreak”, said Ms Anna Dorney, Australia’s Acting High Commissioner to Fiji. “The Ministry of Health and Medical…
Case update Since the last update on December 6th 2019 there are now 19 confirmed cases of measles. The latest confirmed is a 9 month old from Davuilevu in Rewa who stayed at Saumakia Settlement in Naitasiri, and the Korovou Prison Compound in Suva. This child is currently admitted in a stable condition…