Vital medical supplies arrive in Gizo as Government ensures food supplies reach affected communities
BY LORETTA B MANELE
A consignment of vital medical supplies dispatched on board the RSIPV Gizo arrived in Gizo, Western Province yesterday.
A statement from the National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC) yesterday said the supplies are critical to bolster medical operations in communities impacted by last week’s Category 4 Tropical Cyclone Maila.
Chair of the National Disaster Council (NDC) David Hiba Hiriasia said the NDC Health Sector Committee in the Ministry of Health and Medical Services (MHMS) is working closely with Provincial Health Authorities in Western and Choiseul Provinces to dispatch vital medical supplies to the most affected areas as relief operations continue.
“We are coordinating closely with Provincial Health authorities to ensure critical medical supplies are dispatched promptly to the affected communities,” Hiriasia said.
NEOC said a total of ten clinics and medical centres across Western Province were reported damaged.
There is also a situation report from the Western Provincial Emergency Operations Centre (WPEOC) this week which highlighted that Provincial Health Authorities have been mobilised to assess the worst-hit areas, including the Islands of Simbo, Rannonga and Vella La Vella.
NEOC also said that services in these areas as well as others have been severely affected after the islands were battered last week by Tropical Cyclone Maila.
The much-needed medical supplies were provided by UNICEF through the national government.
NEOC said provincial health authorities in Western Province are also activating surveillance and monitoring reported cases of disease amongst the affected communities.
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