Emotional plea from Dr Fong after circulation of confidential email about 14-yr-old COVID-19 patient:
"The Permanent Secretary for Health Doctor James Fong says he is really disappointed and wished people had more sense and be a little more caring after a confidential email showing the name of one of Fiji’s latest COVID-19 patients was being circulated today. He is calling on people to stop sharing that email if they receive it. Doctor Fong says people need to be more sensitive and that email could have been easily written and sent without the 14-year-old girl’s name. Doctor Fong says people should show love." Fijivillage News, 22 April 2021
Fijileaks: We have blurred the name of the 14-year-old student from this original post that appeared on the New Zealand based lawyer
RAJENDRA CHAUDHRY'S Facebook page and was widely
re-circulated by other social media users. We had refrained from reproducing it, mindful of the harm to the 14-year-old Covid student
The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, Article 8, protects children's right to preserve their identity, including their nationality, name and family relations, without unlawful interference.
Head of School suspended after sending confidential email about COVID-19 patient
The Head of School who sent a confidential email stating the name of one of Fiji’s latest COVID-19 patients has been suspended from duties until further notice.
This has been confirmed by Education Minister Rosy Akbar who says she is disappointed towards the way the Head of School handled the COVID-19 reporting and communication protocol today.
She says it is rather unfortunate that the details of the student had been released and is now circulating on social media.
Akbar is asking all school heads and teachers to exercise confidentiality when dealing with issues related to Child Safety and Protection.
This has been confirmed by Education Minister Rosy Akbar who says she is disappointed towards the way the Head of School handled the COVID-19 reporting and communication protocol today.
She says it is rather unfortunate that the details of the student had been released and is now circulating on social media.
Akbar is asking all school heads and teachers to exercise confidentiality when dealing with issues related to Child Safety and Protection.
