Having started her career as a nurse in some of Fiji's most remote places, Sister Selina knows what it's like to be the only healthcare worker on the frontline. But when COVID-19 hit she was unable to share her knowledge to help colleagues dealing with the pandemic. So she turned to the radio, producing 'Health Care on Air'. It'a weekly radio show supported by the Australian Government which reaches nurses in the remotest parts of Fiji. The program helps them build their knowledge and gain the confidence needed to face the pandemic in their isolated communities.
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COVID reopens old traumas for people in Cambodia
In Cambodia, COVID lockdowns triggered memories of a brutal past for many Khmer Rouge survivors. People lost loved ones and livelihoods to COVID, but the trauma also reopened psychological wounds. Dr Soetheara Chhim and the Transcultural Psychosocial Organization run Cambodia's only suicide support hotline, which has seen a dramatic spike in calls for help during the pandemic. Go behind the scenes to see the team's important work providing counselling to Cambodians in need.
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Australia's Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Women, Sen the Hon Marise Payne, joins UNICEF Representative to Vietnam Rana Flowers to handover critical vaccine support (fridges, syringes and safety boxes) to Vietnam's Minister for Health Professor Nguyen Thanh Long at a ceremony at the National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology in Hanoi, Vietnam.
Australia's Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Women, Sen the Hon Marise Payne, hands over critical vaccine support (fridges, syringes and safety boxes) from Australia to Vietnam to Vietnam's Minister for Health Professor Nguyen Thanh Long, at a ceremony at the National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology in Hanoi, Vietnam.
Australia's Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Women, Sen the Hon Marise Payne, joins UNICEF Representative to Vietnam Rana Flowers (right) and Australia's Ambassador to Vietnam (left) to handover critical vaccine support (fridges, syringes and safety boxes) to Vietnam's Minister of Health Professor Nguyen Thanh Long (2nd from right) at a ceremony at the National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology in Hanoi, Vietnam.
Australia's Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Women, Sen the Hon Marise Payne, joins UNICEF Representative to Vietnam Rana Flowers (right) and Australia's Ambassador to Vietnam (left) to handover critical vaccine support (fridges, syringes and safety boxes) to Vietnam's Minister of Health Professor Nguyen Thanh Long (2nd from right) at a ceremony at the National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology in Hanoi, Vietnam.
Australia's Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Women Senator the Hon Marise Payne meets with HE Mr Pham Minh Chinh, Prime Minister of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam during a visit to Hanoi, Vietnam on 9 November 2021. They are joined by Vietnam's Minister for Foreign Affairs HE Bui Thanh Son, the Australian delegation and representatives from the Ministry of Planning and Investment, Ministry of Industry and Trade, Ministry of Health, Office of Government.
Australia's Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Women Senator the Hon Marise Payne meets with HE Mr Pham Minh Chinh, Prime Minister of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam during a visit to Hanoi, Vietnam on 9 November 2021. They are joined by Vietnam's Minister for Foreign Affairs HE Bui Thanh Son, the Australian delegation and representatives from the Ministry of Planning and Investment, Ministry of Industry and Trade, Ministry of Health, Office of Government.
Australia's Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Women, Sen the Hon Marise Payne (left), Vietnam's Minister of Health Professor Nguyen Thanh Long (2nd from left), UNICEF Representative to Vietnam Rana Flowers (centre), NIHE Director Dr Dang Duc Anh (2nd from right) and Australia's Ambassador to Vietnam HE Robyn Mudie (right) stand next to two of the 1,910 fridges donated Australia's assistance under the Australia-UNICEF partnership.
Australia's Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Women, Sen the Hon Marise Payne, looks at one of the 1,910 fridges donated by Australia to Vietnam during a handover ceremony to Vietnam's Minister of Health Professor Nguyen Thanh Long with UNICEF at the National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology in Hanoi, Vietnam.
Australia's Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Women, Sen the Hon Marise Payne, stands with Vietnam's Minister for Health Professor Nguyen Thanh Long, next to one of the 1,910 fridges donated by Australia to Vietnam following a handover ceremony at the National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology in Hanoi, Vietnam.
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Did you know Australia ranks eighth globally for life sciences research? Australian research has yielded remarkable discoveries including Penicillin-based antibiotics, ultrasounds and in-vitro fertilisation. Find out how our world-class medical innovations are saving and enhancing lives in the fourth of our series of microsites in collaboration with Bloomberg Media.
Visit our Bloomberg health and life sciences website at https://sponsored.bloomberg.com/immersive/theaustralianopportunity/australia-a-medtech-powerhouse
Did you know Australia ranks eighth globally for life sciences research? Australian research has yielded remarkable discoveries including Penicillin-based antibiotics, ultrasounds and in-vitro fertilisation. Find out how our world-class medical innovations are saving and enhancing lives in the fourth of our series of microsites in collaboration with Bloomberg Media.
Visit our Bloomberg health and life sciences website at https://sponsored.bloomberg.com/immersive/theaustralianopportunity/australia-a-medtech-powerhouse
