Vanuatu: Protection in the Pacific in a time of pandemic 16 December, 2020 - 05:40
Countries: Fiji, Tonga, Vanuatu Source: UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction
The immense challenges resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic have not stopped efforts to protect the health and rights of women and girls in remote areas in Fiji, Tonga, and Vanuatu.
That said, pandemic-related lockdowns and movement restrictions have increased sexual and gender-based violence, and hindered access to sexual and reproductive services and maternal and newborn care.
Ms. Cherol Latika, nurse and team leader for the Vanuatu Family Health Association (VFHA) is on the frontline of providing such support in some of the Pacific’s ‘last-mile’ communities.