Udila Tawake is a registered nurse in Fiji who cares for patients with respiratory conditions. She knows all too well the dangers created by the lack of a consistent and reliable supply of medicinal oxygen -- a situation that is even worse for health-care centres in more remote, hard-to-reach areas. Delivering medicinal oxygen to these facilities is complicated, and the equipment required often cannot be used during power outages, which are common in many areas. This is her story of innovation through the Oxygen Project to bring supplies to remote areas.
The People of the Western Pacific project aims to bring a human perspective to the main public health priorities that have emerged for Member States across the Region. Outlined in the Region’s collective vision For the Future, these challenges are health security (including AMR), noncommunicable diseases and ageing, climate change and the environment, and reaching the unreached. The stories in this video series are reflective of the particular economic, social and demographic circumstances of diverse people living around the Western Pacific Region. Through interviews and photo essays, these stories provide a snapshot of the subjects’ lives, concerns, dreams and expectations for the future.
Welcome to the WHO Western Pacific region multimedia library.