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The speed at which COVID-19 is overwhelming health care facilities worldwide necessitates a fresh look at how we approach disease risk management one that takes a one health approach to disease prevention and mitigation.

Watershed condition affects the health and well-being of people and the downstream environments in which they live. The Watershed Interventions for Systems Health in Fiji (WISH Fiji) project embraces this integrated approach by working with national and local government, rural communities and the commercial sector in Fiji to take a systems approach to health and well-being through focused action within five river sub-catchments with documented cases of typhoid, leptospirosis and/or dengue.

International Whaling Watching

Infectious diseases cause over one billion human infectious per year, with millions of death each year globally. WHO is continously monitoring and responding to the COVID-19 outbreak. This Q&A will be updates as more is known about COVID-19, how it is affecting people worldwide and the effectiveness of interventions against the disease.

The COVID-19 pandemic threatens the integrity and prosperity of our Blue Pacific peoples, our communities and our economies. I respect and admire the leadership demonstrated by Members of the Pacific Islands Forum and the global community in their responses to this evolving crisis. Many Forum and other countries have put in place unprecedented measures to protect the health and livelihoods of their people, including major economic stimulus packages.