Friday, 23 July 2021, 12:02 pm
When a pandemic spreads across the world like wildfire
causing hundreds of thousands of deaths, remoteness and
difficult access due to geographical location can turn into
an advantage. This was true for the Pacific island nation of
Vanuatu which has remained COVID-free until now. Scattered
across 83 islands, most of the country’s 300,000 people
have been out of the deadly virus’
reach.
Nevertheless, with its role on the front line
in the fight against COVID-19, the United Nations (UN),
through its different agencies stepped up in its efforts to
ensure the protection of citizens in Vanuatu, with extremely