Sep 18, 2025 | Work in Pacific Island Countries
Acute Febrile Illness (AFI) is a major cause of morbidity in Fiji, but rural surveillance system remain limited. Strengthening AFI monitoring is crucial to detecting endemic, high burden diseases like dengue, leptopsprirosis, and typhoid in Fiji. Over 18 months, the...
Feb 20, 2025 | Projects, Work in Pacific Island Countries
To improve vaccine uptake in children with dsability aged 2-19 years in Fiji. Specific objectives: To co-design and develop a package of interventions to improve vaccination in children with disability with family and service providers. To implement key...
Jul 14, 2023 | Projects, Work in Pacific Island Countries
To evaluate the role of Pacific Public Health Surveillance Network (PPHSN) in achieving IHR 2005 core capacities and identify strengths, weaknesses, and opportunities to improve coordination of surveillance in the Pacific. Researcher: Meru Sheel (PI), Rebecca...
Jul 14, 2023 | Projects, Work in Pacific Island Countries
To conduct a mapping and measurement exercise to identify personnel delivering essential public health functions to support an integrated approach to the workforce across health systems primary healthcare, health security, and other disease specific programs in the...
Jul 14, 2023 | Projects, Work in Pacific Island Countries
To measure vaccination status in children with disability in Suva-Nausori corridor, Fiji and understand the social and behavioural drivers for vaccination. Researchers: Meru Sheel (Co-PI), Gulam Khandaker (Co-PI), Israt Jahan, Unise Vakaloloma, Sureni Perera,...
