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DEPT. OF HEALTH

Congresswoman Uifa’atal Amata
Washington, D.C. — Two grants for the American Samoa Department of Health (ASDOH)  will increase data collection and analysis, as well as further COVID vaccination support in American Samoa. “I am very thankful to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS)  for these awards,” said...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — If you’re thinking of bringing masi saiga and masi Samoa from neighboring Samoa for personal use and instead then turn around and sell it at local stores to make some cash, think again! As part of inspections for business license renewals for the new year, the Department...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Complaints from the public have prompted the Department of Health, Environmental Health Services Division to conduct site inspections. Last week DOH shut down Milovale, Carl’s Jr and a laundromat in Auto, according to the director of the ASDOH Environmental Health...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — For the first time since the outbreak of the community spread of COVID-19 was first recorded in American Samoa on Feb. 28, the Health Department reports “zero” new positive cases of the deadly virus, according to the DoH Situational Report for the week of Oct. 24 to Oct...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — New positive cases from the community spread of COVID-19 remain at single digit-numbers for the second week in a row, and the number of people who were tested also decreased, according to the Health Department’s COVID-19 Situational Report for the week of Sept. 19 to...
DOC DIRECTOR Petti Matilla
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Department of Commerce does not “dictate to a business owner how they should operate” was the response from its Director, Petti Matilla to concerns raised by the Department of Health’s Head of Environmental Health Services Aileen Solaita, about businesses operated by...
Old and rustry kitchen equipment at LBJ hospital
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The LBJ Tropical Medical Center is defending not closing the hospital’s cafeteria, which was found to be “unsafe and unsanitary” last month by the Department of Health and deemed “closed”. In an announcement released by LBJ Chief Executive Officer, Moefaauo William Bill...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The citations closing down Government buildings due to unsanitary conditions are the responsibility of the Department of Health’s Environmental Health Services Division, but any legal actions against government agencies not adhering to the citation falls on the Director...
Moefaauo William Emmsley
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Despite the citation of “closure” issued for the LBJ hospital’s cafeteria, by the Department of Health, the cafeteria remains open. The Head of the DoH Environmental Health Services Division, Aileen Solaita confirmed the closure notice in response to Samoa News questions...
Dr. Elizabeth Lauvao
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — At Tuesday afternoon’s COVID-19 Task Force weekly briefing, LBJ Medical Center reported a new COVID related death, bringing the cumulative mortality total to 34 since the first death relating to the deadly virus was reported in American Samoa in March. The latest...

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