09 February 2018

PAPUA FACES HEALTH CRISIS WITH MEASLES OUTBREAK



PACIFIC BEAT BY BINDI BRYCE

Indonesia's Government has come under fire for its slow response to a severe measles outbreak in the province of Papua that has claimed the lives of dozens of children.
The disease was first reported in September last year and since then at least 59 children living in the remote Asmat region have died, leading to suggestions the Papuan people are being neglected by the Government.

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