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Thanks for your comment and helpful suggestion Keith

Another quite significant statistic is the change in nationality/ ownership of the top firms delivering the Australian Aid Program. From 2014, where the top 7 contractors were all Australian owned - to today, where the top 4 contractors are now all U.S. owned (Palladium is owned by GISI), Cowater is Canadian, and the first Australian firm, AVI, enters the list at number 6 - delivering a mere 4.6% of the combined value of all contracts going to North American companies.

Great example of a community led governance initiative. I suspect the answer to your primary question already lies in some of the responses you have already received, namely that the prerequisite legal framework, which would enable such bylaws as subsidiary regulation in the municipal context, is either absent or very outdated. The current institutional reluctance to endorse such a set of extra-legal rules may therefore be understandable, particularly where existing constitutional protections regarding arbitrary eviction would possibly conflict with any attempts at non-court ordered expulsion from a community. Would the institutional response to such a proposal not be similar in Australia? Why would you expect it to be different in Fiji? I suggest one way forward could be a focus on identifying the existing gaps in the relevant legal frameworks, which could enable the development and adoption of appropriate bylaws for different urban contexts.

They already had a means of self survival in place but the government took that down in favor of its megaproject and left them nothing in return and with less means to make their own progress. It's like taking a walking stick from an old man and then telling him he should learn to walk after losing his leg in the fight for independence.

Thanks very much Eunice for highlighting the animal vaccine cold chain challenges in Burkina Faso. To answer your question, I would hope that a One Health cold chain would support all relevant animal vaccines, including vaccines that prevent non-zoonotic animal diseases. Endemic diseases, such as PPR in small ruminants and Newcastle disease in chickens, indirectly affect human health through their impact on food security, quality nutrition and livelihoods.

I’m interested.

Thanks very much Jinnat for your positive comments. A One Health approach to vaccine cold chains can be an important opportunity for it to demonstrate positive impacts at the community levels and on the national budget.

This blog on integrated cold chain management is really interesting and very relevant for ensuring good-quality vaccines. In many low- and middle-income countries, especially in rural areas, maintaining the cold chain remains a major challenge that can undermine national vaccination efforts. For example, in Burkina Faso, technical livestock support units at village level do not have adequate cold storage equipment. As a result, vaccinators must travel long distances to obtain vaccines at the commune level and to store any remaining doses. In some cases, they temporarily store animal vaccines in the local health centres called Centre de santé et de promotion sociale (CSPS). However, during inspections this becomes problematic, since human and animal vaccines should not be stored together. This is why I find the suggestion of shared cold chain responsibilities particularly relevant. With proper coordination and separate storage units, this approach could help address current logistical constraints and ensure that potent, high-quality vaccines are delivered to animals. However, I do have one question: would such shared systems be intended only for zoonotic diseases? Human health services may see limited benefit in supporting shared cold chain management for vaccines targeting non-zoonotic animal diseases. I would be very interested in hearing your thoughts on this point.

Te Sikulagi is available online here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1HOO7eM49iYNtnFJUH8IPB6bSamFrWEZG/view?usp=sharing. I do not believe the Kaitasi Treaty is publicly available yet. We used the Prime Minister’s press conferences to gain information about it.

I was deeply impressed by this article, which truly conveys the power small nations wield in international politics. Are the documents for Te Sikulagi and the Kaitashi Treaty publicly available? I searched online but couldn't find them.

As in other countries, men need to play their part in birth control. Vasectomies if they've had the desired number of children or the use of condoms. But sadly, men are resistant, and corruption at the top means that the country's resources are squandered. The figures for doctors and teachers per head of population are sadly reduced from when I was last there!

Is there montly fee charged on this PEV subclass 192?