27 Jan 2020

Samoa group creating jobs for families of measles victims

From , 6:03 am on 27 January 2020

The Samoa Victim Support Group says it is working to create employment opportunities for members of families affected by the deadly measles outbreak that killed 83 people, most of them children.

The SVSG president Siliniu Lina Chang says the her group has been visiting families regularly over the past month. 

She told Koro Vaka'uta what the families are going through. 

Samoa Victim Support Group leader Lina Chang helps provide counselling and emotional support for families who have lost loved ones.

Samoa Victim Support Group leader Lina Chang helps provide counselling and emotional support for families who have lost loved ones. Photo: RNZ / Logan Church