reports of diarrhoea, red eye, psychological trauma, coughing and the ‘flu’ were cited
in the assessment conducted by the National Disaster Management Office
(NDMO)Schools To Open Despite Emergency
water contamination and reports of diarrhoea, red eye, psychological trauma,
coughing and the ‘flu’ were cited in the assessment conducted by the National
Disaster Management Office (NDMO), UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF), UN
Development Programme (UNDP), and other partners (OXFAM, Red Cross, Save the
Children, ADRA and World Vision).
shelters so children still have access to education after the emergency.
will begin school only a week after the normal schedule for the rest of the Solomon
Islands school system,” said UNICEF Pacific office Representative, Dr Isiye Ndombi.
UNICEF set up temporary classrooms.”
better off if they are in a safe and protective environment that is familiar to them.
Schools can provide just such an environment.” he added.
flyers explaining how to use the purification tablets, basic emergency health kits, oral
rehydration salts, a tent for a temporary health clinic and written information
materials promoting key hand washing, breastfeeding and sanitation and hygiene
behaviours to the affected population.
scale) struck in Western Province of Solomon Islands near Rendova and Tetepare
Islands, some 88km South South East of Gizo. The earthquakes triggered landslides, a
localized tsunami hitting the southern and northern coast of the islands, and caused
damage to homes and schools.
generated a tsunami that struck the islands.