Sanma Health Promotion

29/07/2025

Tetei Sanma provincial health hemi joinm Vanuatu blong celebratem 45 Anniversary blong Vanuatu.
Tugeta Yumi stanap blong fightm s*k long Sanma Province mo Vanuatu.

13/06/2025

This afternoon, Sanma Provincial Health Office emi Proudly launchem mo officially mekem Official opening blong Mother and Child Health (MCH) Waiting room we Bai emi wan safe space blo ol Mama mo Baby lo ol scheduled MCH visit blong olgeta.
Facility ia ig*t wan open waiting room, spacious wetem running water, rest room mo ol informative display blo ol Health messages.
Bai facility ia i child friendly mo Disability friendly.
Official Launching emi carried out by the Sanma Provincial Government acting Secretary General, witnessed by the Sanma PHM, PHA, Acting NSM, Representative blo VPF mo LMC Rep mo ol Health staff.

19/02/2025

Village Health worker program in Sanma province is sad announce 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 the passing of our oldies VHW Mr Abetnico Tasso. He passed away this evening at NPH.

Late Tasso was working as Health worker since colonial Time. Since MoH started Village Health worker program Late Tasso continue to work as VHW in Sanma province.

Late Tasso was one of our Health heros who are still working for MoH and the government of Vanuatu volunteerly without a Salary.

It is very sad 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 for mi as provincial coordinator of the program to loss him.

May his souls rest in peace.

Bazil wai.
Village Health worker program provincial coordinator.
Sanma province.

13/12/2024

04/11/2024

Nasulesule village.
Malaria Outbreak response team
Screening and Spray.
Tugeta Yumi daonem malaria long Sanma Province

31/10/2024

Pelmoli students after Malaria screening.
Tugeta Yumi daonem Malaria long Sanma Province.

30/10/2024

Malaria 🦟 outbreak Response Team I facem challenge long rod after long ol work long Tasiriki mo Belmol community Today...

29/10/2024

No Lego anyone behind.
Malaria team testing lo wan Disability.
South Santo.
(Community Disclosed)

29/10/2024

Wan long ol area council long Sanma we emi reportem plante cases blong Malaria emi South Santo 1 mo 2 area council.
Long week ia, Sanma Provincial Health emi deployem wan response team blo go mkm wan strategic mop up long ol focus communities long area ia.
Response team ia ig*t 3 main components.
Community mobilization team.
Case management team.
IRS (spray team).
Area ia emi quite challenging be team emi really appreciatem good compliance blong ol communities blo South Santo.
Tugeta Yumi daonem malaria long Sanma Province.
More updates coming up.

29/10/2024

Malaria outbreak Response Screening team.
Mamara Primary school.
Tasiriki/South West Santo.
Operation hemi g*t 3 main mobile team. Community mobilization team, Case management team mo IRS (Spray) team.
Tugeta Yumi daonem malaria long Sanma province.

22/10/2024

I Moskito net hemi no blong kolektem Palolo wom.

Ig*t Sam alleg*tions se last night, some people lo area blong Luganville oli go out last night blo kasem Palolo worms, using mosquito nets.

Malaria unit mo Sanma Provincial Health office istap struggle daily blo reducum ol malaria cases long area mentioned, while people oli abusum use blo free insecticide bed nets we mifala istap givim out every time.

Chemical we istap long olfala mo newfala net emi save mkm skin emi s*kras smol, be since yufala usum blo kasem kkae (Palolo worms), Bai outcome Bai might be more severe.

Often, someone we inhalem or swallowem chemical ia i save end up wetem Asthma or Chronic Shortage of breath.

Emi semak tu time Yumi usum insecticide nets blo kavreamap ol plants lo Karen.

Sanma Health i stap kindly askem ol community leaders blo monitorem gud bed net usage mo time ig*t incidents olsem, advicem people concerned blo oli save sick, not right away be Bai chemical Pyrethroid Proxyven we emi long lasting mo slow acting, Bai save harmem person later, spos oli stap kkae ol kkae we i exposed lo bed nets ia.

Yumi g*t Malaria Outbreak lo Sanma, mo Ministry blo Health emi stap work against time naoia blo daonem ol cases, especially long South East Santo area council.

Mi mkm post ia from mi no wantem Yumi Kam karem net mo ino go used right, be i causem narafala problem.

So Yu we Yu usum mosquito net blo kasem Palolo worms or Yu we Yu stap usum mosquito nets long backyard gardening, ol invisible toxins ia oli contaminatem kkae blo Yu as we speak.

Plis stoppem fasin ia. Spos Yu g*t any queries yet, kam lo office blong Sanma Provincial Health/Malaria Program office.