Emergency Notice: DOH Notices

Department of Health Notices:

Remains of Deceased
The remains of the deceased lost during the tragic tsunami are being embalmed. Remains of those that have been identified can be picked up from the morgue. Families and friends of the deceased are asked to please refrain from frequent visits due to the health risks.

Missing Persons Center
A missing persons center has been established at LBJ Hospital. Those with family members still missing are asked please report here with a Recent picture and/ or a description of their relative (Gender, Approximate Height, Color/ Length of Hair) to help authorities locate missing persons.
Phone number: 633-1975
Hours: 8am - 8pm

Counselling Available
Counselling services are being set up at LBJ for anyone dealing with trauma from the event. Symptoms include a change in behavior such as:
• Panic reaction on exposure to the site of the event
• Change in sleep/ wake cycle
• Emotional disturbances such as increased tearfulness, a sense of doom or hopelessness, increased inability, nightmares, constant thinking about the trauma/ event, guilty feelings of survivors - asking "Why me?", worrying about the future.

Pharmacy Hours
Monday - Friday 7.30am - 5.30pm
Saturday 8am - 2pm
Sunday 8am - 12pm

Arrangements can be made to pay later, everyone is encouraged to get their prescription filled and make sure to stay on their medication for the full cycle.

Tino Maliu
Ile ava ma le fa’aaloalo e tatau ai, e fa’asilasila atu ai o lo’o faia le galuega masani a le falema’i ole fa’amamaina o tino o tagata maliliu uma mai le galu lolo. A mae’a, e mafai ona ona fa’atulaga le aveeseina ole tino maliu o a outou aiga pe’a fai ua uma ona fa’amaonia ma le fale gasegase. E talosaga atu ina ia fesoasoani mai e fa’aitiiti le taimi e asiasi atu ai ile potu maliu aua le puipui ile soifua maloloina.

Ofisa mo Tagata o Aiga o lo’o Sailia
O lo’o fa’amautu nei i le fale gasegase i Fagaalu – LBJ – le ofisa e lipoti atu ai Tagata o Aiga o lo’o tau saili. Fa’amolemole, aiga uma o lo’o saili pea tagata o a latou aiga talu mai le galu lolo, fa’afeso’ota’i mai lenei ofisa, ma taua’ao mai se ata ole tagata o lo’o tau sailia, ma isi fa’amatalaga e tusa ai ma le matua ole tagata, lanu ole lauulu, le maualuga, ma le mamafa. Telefoni mai ile 633-1975 mai le 8 ile taeao e o’o atu ile 8 ile afiafi.

O lo’o mau le fesoasoani ile fale gasegase i Fagaalu, mo so’o se tagata o lo’o mana’omia le fesoasoani i fautuaga ae maise le fa’amafanafana i le fa’afeagai ma nei mafatiaga ua tutupu. O tulaga va’aia e silafia ai ua mana’omia le fesoasoani:

· Foliga popole pe o’o atu ile nofoaga ua afaina pe ua fa’atamaia ile fa’alavelave

· Suiga ile taimi e tofa ai ma toe alafa’i ai – le moe lelei

· Fa’ateleina le loto vaivai, tagi i taimi uma ma mafaufau pea ile fa’alavelave ua tuana’i, fa’apea ma le fesiligia pe aisea ua tupu ai le fa’alavelave, ma popole ile lumana’i

Itula Fa’atulagaina e Maua ai Talavai

Aso Gafua ile Aso Faraile – 7:30 am – 5:30 pm

Aso To’ona’i – 8:00 am – 2:00 pm

Aso Sa – 8:00 am – 12:00 pm

E mafai ona fa’atalosaga aso e totogiina ai fualaau ma vai talavai. E fautuaina fo’i tagata gasegase ia fa’atumuina a outou fuala’au ma vai ma tausisi i taimi fa’atonuina e taumafa ai e tusa ma le fautuaga a le fofoma’i.