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This COVID-19 study was carried out by VPride at the end of 2022, with financial support from United National Development Programme (UNDP)and technical support from Human Capacity Development International (HCDI). The main question asked by the study is how COVID-19...
Vanuatu is a Christian nation where it’s widely believed that sex before marriage is a sin. Contraception and condoms are taboo and although sexual health is promoted in schools and through organizations such as Wan Smol Bag, it is still considered inappropriate to...
Less than ten years ago, expectant mothers could stay up to one week at the maternity ward after giving birth, recalls midwife Marie Jean Baptiste Willy from Vila Central Hospital (VCH). Nowadays there are approximately 300 births a month and mothers and newborn...
A needs assessment of sexual and reproductive health and rights, gender-based violence, and access to essential services. This Needs assessment of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights, Gender-Based Violence, and Access to Essential Services for Women and Young...
This is the first SOP developed by the Ministry of Health as a guide to ensure proper processes and documentation are followed in response to SGBV. The SOP contributes to the overall vision of the Ministry of Health, “A healthy, prosperous and sustainable Vanuatu in...
Click here to read the Health Facility Readiness and Service Availability (HFRSA) Assessment.
Click here to read the Vanuatu Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child & Adolescent Health Policy, Strategy & Implementation Plan.
To read full document, Click here This document outlines key Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) messages which can be adapted for community messaging during the COVID-19 pandemic.
To read full document, Click here This document draws on global guidance and provides a summary of key operational considerations for using remote support (e.g. telehealth) to maintain mental health services during COVID-19 response. Recommendations have been...
To read full Document, Click here This document draws on global guidance and provides a summary of key operational considerations for using remote support, or ‘telehealth’, to maintain mental health services during the COVID-19 response. Telehealth is the...
Download file, Here It is normal to feel fearful and anxious during this time. Be kind to yourself and look after your well-being. Here are some ways that you can help yourself and your friend or family member to cope with stress during this COVID-19 pandemic....
To read full Report, Click Here This document draws on global guidance 1-5 and intends to provide a summary of key mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) action points for Ministries of Health in the Pacific Island Countries and Territories (PICTs) to consider...
To read full report, Click here This document draws on global guidance to provide a summary of key points for Ministries of Health to consider for maintaining mental health services during the COVID-19 response. Good mental health supports the capability of...
To read the full report, Click Here This study was carried out to ensure that activities undertaken by the Mental Health, Masculinity and Violence Project (MMHV), are research based, and thus appropriate to the needs of Ni-Vanuatu communities identified. It is...
Coping with stress during the 2019-nCoV outbreak - download tips here.
To read the full report click here. Executive Summary Novel coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) is having devastating impacts globally. As of 10 April, 1,521,252 confirmed cases and 92,798 deaths have been recorded across 212 countries and territories. To date...
Vision Supporting women to control their future Mission Statement Mamma’s Laef empowers women by providing sustainable menstrual products, creating social enterprise, and breaking taboos about menstruation
To read the full report click here. Executive Summary Vanuatu is comprised of a Y-shaped collection of 80 islands, 65 of these being inhabited. The country spans a distance of 1,100km from the Torres Islands in the far north to the barren Matthew and Hunter...
To read the full report click here. Executive Summary The Republic of Vanuatu (Vanuatu) has endeavoured to incorporate gender and rights into its national and provincial sexual and reproductive health (SRH) programs. This report reviews Vanuatu’s rights-led...