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Samoa sets Nationwide Clean-up Day to help Combat Spread of Dengue Fever
Samoa Global News
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August 14, 2025
By: Jasmine Netzler-Iose, Govt Press. Samoa is gearing up for a nationwide clean-up approved by Cabinet and confirmed by Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mataafa earlier today in a Press Conference with local media. The campaign is part of the on-going...
Sāmoa dengue fever death toll rises to six ahead of elections
Pacific Media Network
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Two weeks before the general elections, Sāmoa’s dengue outbreak continues to escalate. Prime Minister Fiamē Naomi Mata'afa confirmed to reporters on Thursday that a child died on 8 August, bringing the official death toll to six. Health...
Another child is sixth dengue-related death in Samoa
RNZ
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August 13, 2025
Photo: 123RF A sixth dengue-related death has been confirmed by health authorities in Samoa as case numbers continue to climb. Samoa's Ministry of Health has confirmed the sixth death which the Herald reported local officials confirming at the...
Rising dengue fever cases close schools until further notice
Talamua
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August 15, 2025
By Lagi Keresoma/ Apia, Samoa – 15 August 2025: The rising number of dengue fever cases in the country has continued the closure of all schools until further notice. The National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC) decision was announced yesterday...
Samoa Weightlifting crowned regional champions
Samoa Observer
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The Samoa Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee (S.A.S.N.O.C) has announced Samoa Weightlifting Federation is officially the overall Oceania Online League Champions for 2021 after a strong performance during the competition. As...
Dengue fever outbreak: Sixth child dies in Samoa, NZ medical team arrives in Apia
The New Zealand Herald
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August 11, 2025
In the last week of July and first few days of August, three children perished. Of those three deaths, two were brothers - a 9-year-old who died three days before his 2-year-old sibling also succumbed to the disease. In a heartbreaking post shared...
Triathlon Samoa Hosts Record-Breaking Apia Half-Marathon and Team Relay
Samoa Global News
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August 10, 2025
Apia, Samoa – Saturday, 9 August 2025. Triathlon Samoa has successfully pulled off the biggest running event of the year – the Apia Half-Marathon and Team Relay which kicked off in the early hours of the morning, Saturday 9 August 2025. The event...
Dengue fever crisis: I caught it in Samoa and was lucky to survive
The New Zealand Herald
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August 9, 2025
Tears streamed down my face. I was struggling to breathe without swallowing blood, but I wasn’t crying just about that. I was crying because Mum was crying. It was 1995 and I was 8 years old. My Dad and I had arrived home from a holiday in Samoa...
Samoa PM offers condolences to victims of Dengue fever outbreak
TP+
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August 5, 2025
Samoa PM Fiame Naomi Mataafa updates media on the dengue outbreak. Photo: Tagata Pasifika / Neueli Mauafu Gladys Hartson | Senior Journalist While Samoa is preparing for their snap election later this month, the country is grappling with a Dengue...
Firefighter, mother, tattooist: three rugby part-timers on their sacrifices to live a World Cup dream
The Guardian
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August 15, 2025
When the women’s Rugby World Cup starts next week 512 players from 16 squads will have a chance to represent their country on the sport’s biggest stage. It will be a proud moment for all but perhaps none will deserve it more than the part-timers...
Palau ranks 104th in Global Climate adaptation Index
Island Times
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August 15, 2025
By: Bernadette Carreon PALAU — Palau ranks 104th out of 187 countries in the latest Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN) Country Index, with a score of 45.1 out of 100. The index, compiled by the University of Notre Dame, measures how...
Sixth child dies from dengue fever in Samoa
Talanei
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August 8, 2025
Dengue fever has taken the life of another Samoan child. According to the Samoa Observer a seven-year-old died Friday evening becoming, the sixth child to have died from the mosquito borne disease. It is believed that the child from Moamoa was...
Sāmoa Prime Minister addresses surge in dengue fever cases
Pacific Media Network
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Sāmoa’s caretaker Prime Minister Fiamē Naomi Mataʻafa has addressed the growing dengue outbreak, following the recent deaths of children and a significant spike in confirmed cases in a week. “To date, there have been four confirmed and one...
Bank South Pacific Donate to Goshen Trust in Support of Mental Health Services in Samoa
Samoa Global News
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August 8, 2025
Apia, Samoa – Bank South Pacific (Samoa) officially handed over its 2025 Community Project donation valued at ST$40,000 tala to Goshen Mental Health Services Trust in Vailima. The initiative is part of its annual group-wide community initiative...
Loss and Damage poised for top-level spotlight at Pacific Islands Forum...
Pacific News Service
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By Ednal Palmer in Apia Samoa Climate change induced-Loss and Damage stands the chance of being featured at the Pacific’s highest political gathering — the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) — when leaders meet in Honiara, Solomon Islands, this...
Dengue fever not slowing down in Samoa
Talanei
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August 6, 2025
Samoa’s Ministry of Health, has warned that dengue fever is far from over as cases are expected to peak within the next three weeks. Acting Director General of Health, Tagaloa Dr. Robert Thomsen, told Samoa Observer that data showed the number of...
Heartwarming efforts by community help bring missing Sāmoa woman home safely
Pacific Media Network
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The family of a 75-year-old Sāmoan woman with dementia, who went missing after leaving her Glen Innes home alone earlier this week, says they are “eternally grateful” to the community for helping her return home safely. Her daughter, Rina...
Another child lost to dengue in Sāmoa, health official confirms
Pacific Media Network
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Acting Director of Health, Ulugia Dr Tito Kamu, confirmed to Sāmoan media on Thursday that a young boy died following an unsuccessful attempt to transfer him from Faleolo District Hospital to the national hospital in Moto’otua. The ambulance...
New Zealand Steps in to Support Samoa With Dengue Outbreak
TP+
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August 7, 2025
New Zealand is stepping in to support Samoa as it faces a serious dengue outbreak that has claimed the lives of five children. Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters says, “Samoa and New Zealand share a close bond, and we stand with them during...
Pacific profiles: Pioneering health practitioner Aseta Redican
The Spinoff
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August 6, 2025
The Pacific profiles series shines a light on Pacific people in Aotearoa doing interesting and important work in their communities, as nominated by members of the public. Today, Aseta Redican. All photos by Geoffery Matautia. Aseta Redican (ONZM)...