New facility to bring families together
Construction will begin in January next year on an 11 bedroom facility that will be able to house families who have a seriously injured child admitted at the Labasa Hospi
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54 women from Nadonumai Village, Lami getting free breast exams at Sai Sanjeevani Medical Centre
54 women from Nadonumai Village in Lami are getting free breast exams at the Sai Sanjeevani Medical Centre today. While speaking at the Pinktober Morning Tea at the Me
NZ govt is still formed under PM Ardern and the new cabinet will be commenting further on prospects and timing of travel bubble - Curr
New Zealand’s High Commissioner to Fiji Jonathan Curr says they have heard Fiji's request for a travel bubble and have acknowledged as it is needed for Fijiâ€
2,500 surgeries for eye diseases carried out in the past 10 years
2,500 successful surgeries for the treatment of cataracts and eye pterygium diseases have been carried out in the past 10 years by the Fiji Blind Society in partnership w
Measured decisions being taken to ensure the best approach for Fiji – Dr Waqainabete
Health Minister, Doctor Ifereimi Waqainabete says they are making measured decisions to ensure that Fiji is ready to slowly relax the health restrictions however he also
Health Ministry launches project to address shortage of medicines
The Ministry of Health and Medical Services through the Fiji Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Services has launched their Supply Chain Reform Project in partnership with the
23 people have died so far from leptospirosis, dengue fever and typhoid
18 people have lost their lives due to leptospirosis, three have died from dengue fever while two people have died due to typhoid since January this year. While speaki
Number of COVID-19 cases worldwide surpasses 40 million
The number of COVID-19 cases globally surged past 40 million overnight. It comes as the World Health Organisation warned cases are accelerating in Europe and North Ame
Coronavirus in Australia: Victoria to ease lockdown as cases fall
Officials are easing tight coronavirus restrictions in the state of Victoria after more than 100 days of lockdown. From today, people will be able to travel further an
Man who lied about having COVID-19 to be sentenced on Thursday
A man who gave false information to a nurse at the CWM Hospital that he had COVID-19 will be sentenced on Thursday. Simione Nakuna Junior is charged with one count of
NZ travellers fly into Australian states not included in the travel bubble
Dozens of travellers from New Zealand have flown into Western Australia, despite the state not being part of Australia's current international travel bubble arrangement.
Katalyst Foundation makes huge donation to Health Ministry
Donation in the form of medicine, medical supplies, equipment and 4,000 kilograms of linen was handed over today by the Katalyst Foundation to the Health Ministry. The
500,000 bars of soap to be donated by Colgate Palmolive Fiji to the Pacific
500,000 bars of soap has been secured by Colgate Palmolive Fiji to be donated in Fiji and the Pacific as part of the World Health Organisation Safe Hands Challenge and Co
COVID-19 affects Fijians access to nutritional food- Dr James Fong
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected access of many Fijians to an adequate, safe and healthy diet. While launching the Food and Health Guidelines for Fiji Projects, Acti
Solomon Islands reports first case of COVID-19
Solomon Islands have recorded their first case of COVID-19. The case was a student who had been repatriated from the Philippines earlier in the week. He tested posi
Investing even less than 1% of the budget on mental health will have a positive impact – Dr. Chang
Psychiatrist, Dr. Odille Chang says mental health is deemed to be the next pandemic and investing even less than 1% of the National Budget in this field will have an impa
Trump taken to hospital after exhibiting mild symptoms of COVID-19
US President Donald Trump has been taken to hospital less than 24 hours after testing positive for coronavirus. Trump began displaying "mild symptoms" of COVID-19 yest
Doctor Fong stresses early diagnosis and treatment to cure breast cancer
The Acting Permanent Secretary for Health Doctor James Fong says every time we discuss breast cancer, everybody asks where is the equipment but the key to curing breast c
187 breast cancer cases from Jan 2019 to August 2020
From January 2019 to August 2020, there were 187 breast cancer cases recorded in Fiji. This is according to data collated by the Surgical and Pathology Departments at
Increase in admission of people diagnosed with heart disease putting a strain on health system – Dr. Fong
There has been a rise in admission in the number of people diagnosed with acute coronary syndrome or heart diseases in the last few years that has put a pressure on the h
Fiji’s fight against COVID-19 has been boosted with a donation by WHO
The World Health Organization has handed over personal protective equipment worth about $700,000 to Health Minister, Doctor Ifereimi Waqainabete to support the healthcare