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“The weather is not good”: exploring the menstrual health experiences of menstruators with and without disabilities in Vanuatu

open access: yesThe Lancet Regional Health. Western Pacific, 2022
Summary: Background: Menstrual health is essential for gender equality and achieving the sustainable development goals. Though currently lacking, understanding and addressing menstrual health and social related inequalities requires comparison of ...
Jane Wilbur   +10 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Analysing the impact of trade agreements on national food environments: the case of Vanuatu

open access: yesGlobalization and Health, 2021
Background A large body of literature exists on trade liberalisation and the ways in which trade agreements can affect food systems. However, the systematic and objective monitoring of these and their impact on national food environments has been limited.
Amerita Ravuvu   +5 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Between negotiations and litigation: Vanuatu’s perspective on loss and damage from climate change

open access: yesClimate Policy, 2020
This contribution explores how climate-vulnerable states can effectively use the law to force action in order to address loss and damage from climate change, taking the Pacific Island state of Vanuatu as an example.
Margaretha Wewerinke-Singh   +1 more
exaly   +2 more sources

Pathways to healthy ageing in Vanuatu: a qualitative evaluation of national policy prioritiesResearch in context [PDF]

open access: yesThe Lancet Regional Health. Western Pacific
Summary: Background: The Pacific Island country of Vanuatu is at the early stages of demographic ageing. The government is yet to develop a strategic approach to optimize the health and wellbeing of older indigenous Vanuatu residents (ni-Vanuatu ...
Anna Palagyi   +8 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Three‐Dimensional Acoustic Multipole Waveform Inversion at Yasur Volcano, Vanuatu

open access: yesJournal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 2019
Acoustic waveform inversions can provide estimates of volume flow rate and erupted mass, enhancing the ability to estimate volcanic emissions. Previous studies have generally assumed a simple acoustic source (monopole); however, more complex and accurate
Alexandra Iezzi, David Fee, Keehoon Kim
exaly   +2 more sources

“The place where I live is where I belong”: community perspectives on climate change and climate-related migration in the Pacific island nation of Vanuatu

open access: yesIsland Studies Journal, 2018
In recent years, narratives of the ‘climate refugee’ have abounded within the larger conversation regarding climate change. However, anthropologies from climate- vulnerable Pacific Islands—particularly those most targeted by ‘climate refugee’ discourse ...
Nikita Perumal
doaj   +2 more sources

Viruses Associated with Acute Conjunctivitis in Vanuatu

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2023
. The first manifestation of a viral infection may be conjunctivitis. There are limited data on the etiology of viral conjunctivitis in Vanuatu, a country in the South Pacific Ocean.
K. Johnson   +17 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Lessons from COVID-19-free Vanuatu: intensive health operations for Phase 1 of repatriation and quarantine, May–July 2020

open access: yesWestern Pacific Surveillance and Response, 2021
International borders to Vanuatu closed on 23 March 2020 due to the global COVID-19 pandemic. In May–July 2020, the Government of Vanuatu focused on the safe and timely return of citizens and residents while ensuring Vanuatu remained COVID-19 free. Under
Posikai Samuel Tapo   +15 more
doaj   +1 more source

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