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Dignity Kits distributed to the women affected by TC Yasa

29 March 2021

Dignity kits meet the hygiene needs of women and girls affected by Tropical Cyclone Yasa

On 17 December 2020, severe TC Yasa (Category 5 intensity) made landfall on Bua district of Vanua Levu (part of the Northern division) – Fiji’s second-largest island. In the aftermath of natural disasters, women and...

Fijian Prime Minister visited the WFS in the North earlier this year

29 March 2021

Women-friendly spaces – a relief for post-disaster recovery

Communities in the areas worst hit by Tropical Cyclone Yasa (TC Yasa), particularly women and girls, are benefitting from services provided by Women Friendly Spaces (WFS). WFS is created as safe havens attached to and...

17 March 2021

Policy design for Tongan women, children and adolescents to survive, thrive and transform

This week, the Tonga Ministry of Health is convening a workshop to design the Reproductive Maternal Newborn Child and Adolescent Health (RMNCAH) policy with strategic partners in the government and non-government...