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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Department of Health’s Environmental Services Division is on a roll and if you’ve got a business they’ll be there to inspect you.
In the last few months, the Environmental Services Division has closed stores, restaurants and other business they “deemed” condemned and...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Health Department is keeping the COVID-19 Task Force abreast with the latest development on the global monkeypox outbreak, which the World Health Organization (WHO) has declared an international public health emergency, with an increasing number of confirmed cases...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Health Department has issued a notice of enforcement of all local health laws for all “temporary food vendors” at the Fagatogo Market Place, Litani’s Market in Nu’uuli, KS Mart and all roadside stands that sell food.
Pursuant to local laws on Food & Beverage...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Red Department of Health signs inform the public that the U.S Post Office in Fagatogo is closed down until further notice — it’s the rat problem.
After weeks of negotiation and waiting, the U.S Post Office at Fagatogo was closed down by the Department of Health yesterday...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In a statement this week, the Health Department reminds all businesses to comply with sanitary health conditions pursuant to Public Health law and regulations. And starting Apr. 1st, DoH’s Environmental Health Services Division will be enforcing that ALL businesses —...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Distribution Task Force has identified four sites that will be used for administering the COVID-19 vaccine, once the vaccination moves to the general public and the Health Department plans to announce when that will occur.
Additionally, individuals interested in...
Health Department director Motusa Tuileama Nua (left) accepting a $10,000 donation from Paramount Builders, presented by Manumalo Academy student Georgina Alofa for the DoH Manumalo Alofa RHD Clinic. Three other donors were named — Snow Company for $1,000; Liana’s Island Flower Shop $1,000 and...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Health Department (DoH) has identified hotels for quarantine in Honolulu as well as medical partners to assist with COVID-19 testing for travelers if there is a repatriation flight to bring home American Samoa residents stranded off island.
This is according to...

![DoH is currently posting on its official FB page, stores and restaurants it ‘closed’ due to major issues discovered by the Health Division. In this photo, posted on its FB page, DoH shows the unacceptable way of storing food being sold to the public in a freezer. [photo: DoH] Photo of freezer](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/doh_freezer_pic.jpg?itok=Xht7R1To)


![Public Health is informing the pubic that the building has been closed down TFN. [photos by AF] Post Office front door with closed signs and caution tape](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/post_office_0914.jpg?itok=Nv41Mpu0)

![At last week’s cabinet meeting the Vaccine Distribution Task Force made a presentation, in which DoH Senior Epidemiologist, Dr. Aifili John Tufa, discussed, among other things, priority of getting the vaccine under a Tier set-up. [SN file photo] Dr. Aifili John Tufa](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/dr_a_tufa_0.jpg?itok=rQw78HVL)

![Health director Motusa Tuileama Nua said it’s estimated that more than 400 local residents want to return home. [SN file photo] Health director Motusa Tuileama Nu](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/motusa_0198web_7.jpg?itok=x2e3O2lG)