WISH FIJI PREPARES MOHMS STAFF FOR WATER QUALITY ASSESSMENT POST TC YASA
02/02/2021
In support of the efforts of the Ministry of Health and Medical Services (MoHMS) to strengthen water quality assessment capacity in communities post natural disasters, the Watershed Interventions for Systems Health in Fiji (WISH Fiji) is conducting a five-day refresher training for the health inspectors in Northern Division.
The training is part of the project’s collaborative response to protect public health post TC Yasa, building the knowledge and skills of the participants in conducting water quality tests in remote communities with the efficient use of Wagtech Potalab. The Wagtech Potalab is the advance portable laboratory that allows efficient water quality assessments in the rural and remote areas.
Villagers of Tavulomo to benefit from repaired borehole
Villagers of Tavulomo to benefit from repaired borehole
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More than 180 people of Tavulomo Village in Bua will now benefit from consistent water supply after the repairing of a borehole in their village.
The solar pump was damaged in April this year and since then, the people relied on the limited and restricted water supply from the neighbouring village in the district.
In November, the villagers with support from the Watershed Interventions for Systems Health in Fiji, Fiji’s Mineral Resources Department, the Bua Provincial Administrator’s Office, Bua Provincial Council Office and village-level Water and Sanitation Committee, repaired their broken solar pump and restored their primary source of water.