Samoa is in the grips of a measles crisis with more than 60 deaths and 4300 measles cases reported since the outbreak started in October.
RNZ sent Logan Church and Alex Perrottet to Samoa to report on the outbreak and the country's mobile vaccination campaign, which involved a two-day nationwide daytime curfew.
A mum and her son turn up to Poutasi District Hospital's measles ward. There are four infected children here. (PHOTO: RNZ / Logan Church)
Another child at Poutasi. His auntie tells us the nurse thinks he's getting better, but doesn't know when he can go home. (PHOTO: RNZ / Logan Church)
A young teen at Poutasi. While he will be discharged soon, others have had to be rushed by ambulance to the main hospital in Apia. (PHOTO: RNZ / Logan Church)
Paulo Tuivale Puelua lost three of his five children to measles. (PHOTO: RNZ / Logan Church)
Meanwhile the village kids are getting the message about vaccination. Face masks are a common sight in Samoa. (PHOTO: RNZ / Logan Church)
Church on Sunday: Beautiful singing, passionate preaching, but almost no children. The government has banned any gathering involving children - including upcoming Christmas celebrations. (PHOTO: RNZ / Logan Church)
Flouting the law: as part of an effort to get 90 percent of the population vaccination the government banned citizens from moving on the roads on Thursday and Friday while vaccination teams visited. Some people tried their luck, but at police checkpoints were told to go home. (PHOTO: RNZ / Logan Church)
Many Samoans are still turning to traditional healing as a measles cure. Unlike some, this healer tells her customers to get vaccinated. (PHOTO: RNZ / Logan Church)
But there are a lot of children here, and none are wearing face masks. They are also lining up outside. (PHOTO: RNZ / Logan Church)
More than 120 vaccination teams went out on Thursday across Samoa. We were told at the end of the day about 5500 vaccinations were given out on the first day of the government shutdown. (PHOTO: RNZ / Logan Church)
Little Frederick became big news both in NZ and Samoa after he was denied a vaccination in New Zealand before travelling home to Samoa. That is despite the NZ government sending 100,000 vaccines to the Island nation. He is being kept quarantined at his godparents home until the epidemic is over. (PHOTO: RNZ / Logan Church)
Lupino and Fala'i lost their 18-month-year old son Sione to measles. We wasn't vaccinated. They are pleading other parents to get their kids immunized. (PHOTO: RNZ / Logan Church)
They, along with many other families who have lost children, are receiving help from Samoan Victim Support Group. The SVSG teams roam the country giving out food, clothes, and other supplies. (PHOTO: RNZ / Logan Church)
Lanuola Naseri, of Faleu Manono, lost her four-year-old son Tivoli. She has no parents and little in the way of family support. (PHOTO: RNZ / Logan Church)
Despite the tragedy, many Samoans are giving generously to try and help. These people are chopping food as part of grassroots charity Helping Hands. (PHOTO: RNZ / Logan Church)
It will be sent to the victim's families as well as the nurses and doctors caring for them (PHOTO: RNZ / Logan Church)
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