AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoHospital Upgrade: Tupua Tamasese Meaole Hospital will receive SAT$8.25 million from Japan for facility upgrades and equipment, including defibrillator and foetal monitors, with more supplies expected within a year. Kidney Care: Japan has also donated a mobile clinic and 20 medical devices to Samoa’s National Kidney Foundation, helping bring screenings to communities; more than 3,000 people are expected to benefit. Child Wellbeing: Parliament has advanced a bill establishing a Child Wellbeing Benefit, which the Prime Minister said was conceived after the 2019 measles crisis; it now goes to a select committee. Mental Health: A SAT$50,000 donation will support Goshen Trust’s mental health services and Faataua Le Ola’s suicide-prevention awareness. Climate and Health: El Niño-related drought is already putting pressure on Samoa’s water supplies, crops and public health. Samoa is among 14 Pacific nations covered by a new climate-resilience programme backed by a US$250 million grant.
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