Water sources in Lau are safe – Dr Waqainabete
Health Minister Dr Ifereimi Waqainabete has confirmed that water sources in the islands of Vanuabalavu, Moala, Moce and Lakeba are safe for drinking after water samples c
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NCDs are deadly on their own but COVID-19 can turn them into more efficient killers – Dr Fong
Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong says after two years of non-stop COVID-19 coverage, he fears that the issue of Non-Communicable Diseases which is by far
There is still rampant community transmission of COVID-19 – Dr Munshi
The President of the Fiji Medical Association, Doctor Basharat Munshi says the Omicron variant of COVID-19 is now most probably the dominant variant in the country and th
5 people under the age of 19 have died from COVID-19 in the 3rd wave
Five people below the age of 19 years have died from COVID-19 during the third wave in Fiji. An analysis of the first 94 deaths in the third wave by the Health Ministr
155 people admitted in the hospital with COVID-19
155 people are currently admitted in hospitals around the country with COVID-19 but none of them are in severe or critical condition. This is a decrease compared to th
Health equipment to be sent to Vanuabalavu this Friday – Dr Waqainabete
Health Minister Dr Ifereimi Waqainabete has highlighted that they will be sending some equipment to the Lomaloma Hospital in Vanuabalavu in Lau on Friday to assist in the
There are more than 2,575 active COVID cases as there are many other tested or untested positive cases
People are advised to continue to follow the COVID safe protocols as there are many COVID-19 cases in the community, and with these increasing numbers in the community, o
169 in the hospital with COVID-19
There are 169 people with COVID-19 currently admitted in hospitals around the country. None of these people are in severe or critical condition. There 78 COVID-19 p
5,700 NCD related deaths in 2020
5,700 people lost their lives due to complications related to Non-Communicable Diseases in 2020. According to the Economic Burden Report Fiji 2018, the total burden of
Dr. Waqainabete commends Vanua Balavu for high vaccination rate
Minister for Health Doctor Ifereimi Waqainabete has commended the high vaccination rate on Vanua Balavu and says the support from islanders towards Government's effort ag
It is disgraceful that ordinary Fijians with heart conditions have to contend with critical equipment at the CWM Hospital that is not working – Ali
Fiji Women’s Crisis Centre Coordinator and Human rights activist Shamima Ali says it is disgraceful that ordinary Fijians with heart conditions have to contend wit
$1M worth of sanitizers and dispensers donated to Health Ministry
The Health Ministry's fight against COVID-19 today receive a timely boost through the donation of one million dollars worth of sanitisers and dispensers from the Brisbane
Public private partnership is needed in Fiji to ensure that we set up a Cardiac Care Facility at CWM – Dr Kapadia
A General and Interventional Cardiologist based at the Gold Coast University Hospital in Australia and former Fiji resident, Doctor Vijay Kapadia who grew up in Amy Stree
Nearly all COVID-19 deaths so far in the 3rd wave were at home without treatment in a care facility – Dr Waqainabete
Minister for Health Doctor Ifereimi Waqainabete says it is a sad fact that nearly all COVID-19 deaths in this 3rd wave so far were at home without any treatment in a care
Dr Kapadia manages to secure cath lab equipment for the third time for CWM Hospital
A General and Interventional Cardiologist based at the Gold Coast University Hospital in Australia, Doctor Vijay Kapadia who grew up in Amy Street in Suva, has managed to
Dr Fong confirms the angiogram and cath lab equipment have not been working and they are getting a new machine
Permanent Secretary for Health Doctor James Fong has confirmed to fijivillage that the angiogram and cath lab equipment has not been working at the CWM Hospital. This
329 new COVID-19 cases since Saturday
329 new COVID-19 cases have been recorded by the Health Ministry since Saturday. 142 new cases were recorded on Sunday and 187 new cases in the last 24 hours ending at
National 7s teams on day 3 of isolation as they aim to play in the Seville 7s next week
The Fiji Airways men’s and women’s 7s teams are now on the third day of their 7-day isolation as both sides aim to play in the Seville 7s next week. Both
We are exploring options of having home-stay for travellers from travel partner countries – Dr. Fong
Permanent Secretary for Health, Dr. James Fong says they are exploring options to transition from hotel stay to home-stay for travellers from travel partner countries.
Booster dose deployment program has been slowed down however more personnel have been deployed - Dr. Fong
Permanent Secretary for Health, Dr. James Fong says their booster dose deployment program has been slowed down by the urgent need to safeguard the welfare of their medica
If community transmission is not suppressed, the number of paediatric COVID-19 cases could rise – Dr. Fong
Permanent Secretary for Health, Dr. James Fong says they have not recorded any admissions in the paediatric age group to date for COVID-19 however, if community transmiss