Press Release – Fiji Women’s Rights Movement The Fiji Women’s Rights Movement (FWRM) and femLINKpacific are deeply disappointed with the current demeaning statements made by top-ranking members of the Fiji government towards Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) and Civil Society Organisations (CSOs). …
The Fiji Women’s Rights Movement (FWRM) and femLINKpacific are deeply disappointed with the current demeaning statements made by top-ranking members of the Fiji government towards Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) and Civil Society Organisations (CSOs).
These comments are also in bad timing, given that so much humanitarian assistance is being undertaken by NGOs in the absence of equitable state assistance. Unfortunately, some members of the Fiji First government display a basic misunderstanding of the nuances of democracy, the abuse of parliamentary privilege in defaming organisations and individuals in a legally protected environment, the role of NGOs and CSOs, and
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Nailini Singh
10 July, 2021, 3:45 pm
Even with the rollout of the vaccination program, may women still consider traditional medicine as treatment for COVID-19 symptoms. Picture: WAISALE KOROIWASA
In early March this year (2021), Fiji began rolling out its vaccination program with the arrival of the first batch of the AstraZeneca vaccines into the country. Latest statistics by the Health Ministry reveals that about 56 per cent of the target population has received the first jab.
Getting vaccinated is a personal choice, but against the more transmissible Delta variant of COVID-19, herd immunity has been prioritised to counter the impact on our communities.
The biggest challenge, however, for our local public health officials is vaccine hesitancy. Many people are still not accepting the COVID-19 vaccine and this in turn means inadequate protection for all of us.
Susan Grey of FEMLinkPacific.
Photo: Supplied/FEMLinkPacific
The urgent request came amid daily record infections and deaths from the Delta variant of the virus - 636 new cases and six more deaths were confirmed by the Health Ministry yesterday.
NGO femLINKpacific executive director Susan Grey said their work has been made difficult without the release of clear amd detailed data. We just note the lack of disaggregated data for us from the government to make interventions, to help with support for civil societies and women s organisations, Grey said. We support diverse women and girls, we need to see that data, the impact, say for instance, the cases that we hear health secretary Dr James Fong announce, there is no data that basically breaks it down.
Litia Cava
6 July, 2021, 11:56 am
femLINK Pacific executive director Susan Grey speaks during a CSO COVID-19 Humanitarian Response Media Conference in Lautoka. Picture: REINAL CHAND/FT FILE
The Fiji Civil Society Organisations Alliance for COVID-19 Humanitarian Response is calling on Government to release disaggregated data to assist them provide an effective response to those impacted by COVID-19.
femLINKpacific executive director Susan Grey said their work was made difficult without data.
“We just note the lack of disaggregated data for us from the Government to make interventions, to help with support for civil societies and women’s organisations,” she said.
“We support diverse women and girls, we need to see that data, the impact, say for instance, the cases that we hear Dr Fong announce, there is no data that basically breaks it down.
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