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Tag: Samoa
Some Pacific Nations Won’t Vaccinate Populations for Years, Research Predicts
Papua New Guinea will have vaccinated only a third of its adult population by 2026 if it continues at its current rate, according to an Australian think tank.
Ending Bitter 3-Month Standoff, Samoa’s Leader Concedes Election Defeat
Fiame Naomi Mata’afa is scheduled to take office as the Pacific Island nation’s first female prime minister.
She Was Supposed to Become Prime Minister but Was Locked Out of Parliament
A constitutional crisis deepened in the Pacific Island nation of Samoa, which now has two competing governments and two claimants to the prime ministership.
A Late-Night Proclamation Blocks a Woman From Leading Samoa
Fiame Naomi Mata’afa was set to be sworn in Monday as the country’s first new prime minister in 22 years, until the head of state suspended Parliament.
Samoa Is Set to Have Its First Female Leader
A dead-heat election was followed by uncertainty and intrigue. But barring further surprises, Fiame Naomi Mata’afa will become prime minister on Monday.
Samoa Lifts State of Emergency After Deadly Measles Epidemic
The Pacific island nation will reopen schools after a measles outbreak killed 81 people, many of them children.
‘Why My Baby?’: How Measles Robbed Samoa of Its Young
When the virus arrived on its shores, the Pacific island nation was grievously unprepared. It had left the door to contagion wide open, and thousands of children have suffered.
Measles Outbreak Leads to Shutdown of Public Services in Samoa
Dozens of people have died and thousands more have been infected in the country since the disease began spreading in October.
Samoa Closes Schools as Measles Epidemic Kills at Least 16
Over 1,000 cases of measles have been recorded in the Pacific island country, with the casualties including a 7-month-old. “This is very much out of control,” a vaccine expert said.