18 Dec 2019

Samoa measles grief vital to avoid future complacency - public health expert

From , 6:03 am on 18 December 2019

A New Zealand Pasifika group has given out the first of 24 coffins it's providing for victims of the Samoa measles epidemic.

A small casket was given to the family of a one year old baby girl who died on Sunday morning at the Tupua Tamasese Meaole hospital in Apia.

The baby, Ferolini Mala, was the 73rd measles victim in Samoa.

Jenny Meyer reports

The father of Ferolini Mala, who died from measles.

 The father of Ferolini Mala, right. Photo: RNZ Pacific / Tipi Autagavaia