Samoa

Samoa's Parliament will meet tomorrow to decide how to use $US22.4 million of overseas assistance given towards the country's efforts to fight the measles epidemic.

Fiji's early season struggles continued during the Men's World Sevens Series as three defeats in six games consigned the defending champions to a fourth place finish in Cape Town.

The state of emergency in Samoa, declared due to the measles epidemic, has been extended to 29 December 2019. It was due to have ended on Sunday, 15 December. Prime...

New Zealand will contribute $NZ1 million to an international fund to tackle measles in the Pacific, Foreign Minister Winston Peters has announced.

Samoa's Prime Minister has downplayed a call from the Samoa National Development party for the government to sack the Ministry of Health's chief executive.

More than 5000 measles cases have been reported in Samoa since the outbreak began in mid-October, the government says.

The Fiji men's Sevens team is determined to bounce back from a horror start to the season when the World Series resumes in Cape Town on Friday.

UNICEF has hit out at measles anti-vaxxers saying their message has the potential to kill vulnerable children.

Another person has died from measles in Samoa, taking the death toll from the outbreak to 71.

Seasonal workers returning home to Samoa for Christmas should be given the measles vaccine before they go, says a doctor leading New Zealand's medical response to the epidemic in Samoa. Audio

The death toll from Samoa's measles outbreak remains at 70, the Ministry of Health says.

The Pacific community in Wellington came out in force last night to support Stand for Samoa, a concert raising funds for families affected by the measles epidemic in Samoa.