The COVID-19 experience in the Fiji Islands: some lessons for crisis management for small island developing states of the Pacific region and beyond

Singh, Rup; Lal, Sumeet; Khan, Mohsin; Patel, Arvind; Chand, Ronal; Jain, Dipika

doi:10.1080/00779954.2020.1870534

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“…Finally, the power of the political determinants of health in shaping authorities’ pandemic planning and response throughout the Pacific region is highlighted by this research. 43 , 44 , 45 Study findings demonstrate clear need for ongoing longitudinal research investigating the political determinants of health in emergency and disaster contexts through the leadership and governance WHO building block lens. In this study, politics, governance and trust have been confirmed as crucial ‘software’ elements for LMIC health system disease outbreak preparedness.…”

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Lessons from the frontline: Leadership and governance experiences in the COVID-19 pandemic response across the Pacific region

Phillips

Kendino

Brolan

et al. 2022

The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 91%

Lessons from the frontline: Leadership and governance experiences in the COVID-19 pandemic response across the Pacific region

Phillips

Kendino

Brolan

et al. 2022

The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific

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“…The COVID-19 pandemic could be responsible for this decrease as Fiji relies on imported antimicrobials. This also shows how vulnerable Pacific Island Countries are to external shocks such as pandemics which may affect food security (Singh et al, 2022).…”

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confidence: 98%

Antimicrobial consumption in food animals in Fiji: Analysis of the 2017 to 2021 import data

Magiri¹,

Dissanayake²,

Okello³

2022

Front. Antibiot.

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IntroductionGlobally, the demand for animal protein for human consumption has beenQ7 Q6increasing at a faster rate in the last 5 to 10 decades resulting in increasedantimicrobial consumption in food producing animals. Antimicrobials arefrequently used as part of modern methods of animal production, which mayput more pressure on evolution of antibiotic resistant bacteria. Despite theserious negative effects on animal and human health that could result fromusing antibiotics, there are no assessment of antimicrobials consumed by thelivestock sector in Fiji as well as other Pacific Island Countries. The objective ofthis study was to quantify antimicrobials imported for consumption in foodanimals into Fiji from 2017 to 2021.MethodsData on imported antimicrobials, whichwere finished products, was obtained from Biosecurity Authority Fiji (BAF).Imported antimicrobials were then analyzed by antimicrobial class, andimportance to veterinary and human medicine.ResultsAn average of 92.86 kg peryear (sd = 64.12) of antimicrobials as a net weight was imported into Fiji in the2017-2021 study period. The mean amount of imported active antimicrobialingredients after adjusting for animal biomass was 0.86 mg/kg (sd = 0.59). Fromthe total antimicrobial imports during the years 2017 to 2021, penicillins(69.72%) and tetracycline (15.95%) were the most imported antimicrobialclasses. For animal health 96.48% of the antimicrobial imports wereveterinary critically important antimicrobials. For human healthfluroquinolones, macrolides, aminoglycosides, and penicillins were theimported critically important antimicrobials.DiscussionThe study concluded that use ofantimicrobials in food producing animals is low but monitoring of antimicrobialconsumption and antimicrobial resistance was critical in Fiji due to overrelianceon critically important antimicrobials.

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“…Fiji Island is already battling with challenges related to climate change and natural disasters including cyclones. The COVID-19 pandemic has compounded this, by revealing the vulnerability and the limited capacity of the healthcare system (Leal Filho et al ., 2020; Singh et al. , 2022) and limited Internet accessibility (Mukuna and Aloka, 2020; Tadesse and Muluye, 2020).…”

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Online teaching during COVID-19 pandemic in Fiji: challenges, facilitators and improvement strategies

Okyere

Salusalu

Goundar

et al. 2022

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PurposeThe purpose of this study is to explore online teaching experiences of educators in Fiji National University (FNU). Although they quickly adapted to online teaching, their experiences are yet to be explored and documented, hence the relevance of this study.Design/methodology/approachThis study used phenomenological research design to understand the lived experiences of participants' regarding online teaching. A total of 58 in-depth interviews were conducted among educators, at various levels and analysed thematically using an inductive approach.FindingsThe findings show online teaching challenges including difficulties maintaining students' engagement, teaching practically oriented courses, assessing students and embracing change, limited knowledge impact and output, anxiety and stress, inadequate teaching environment, increased workload and unstable Internet. The facilitators and enablers were flexibility, free Internet, creating conducive environment, Moodle training, skills acquisition and support from faculty members' and information technology team. Recommendations for improvement ranged from modifying course outline, summarising previous lessons, reducing course load, adequate assessment tools, incentives, guidelines enforcement to regular training.Originality/valueThis is an original work carried out by the researchers in a specific context. The findings suggest the need to address various challenges for effective online teaching. School managers' and relevant key stakeholders need to understand educators’ teaching experiences as well as their recommended improvement strategies, to enhance online teaching.

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The COVID-19 experience in the Fiji Islands: some lessons for crisis management for small island developing states of the Pacific region and beyond

Cited by 12 publications

References 6 publications

Lessons from the frontline: Leadership and governance experiences in the COVID-19 pandemic response across the Pacific region

Lessons from the frontline: Leadership and governance experiences in the COVID-19 pandemic response across the Pacific region

Antimicrobial consumption in food animals in Fiji: Analysis of the 2017 to 2021 import data

Online teaching during COVID-19 pandemic in Fiji: challenges, facilitators and improvement strategies

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