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The Fiji Cancer Society has today received assistance to support people living with cancer as Panamex New Zealand and their distribution partner Tappoo Group of Companies has donated much needed diapers and sanitary pad
Serious concerns are being raised about the delivery of service at the Valelevu Health Centre after a patient was made to wait for a doctor to see them for more than 5 hours. A concerned patient has told fijivilla
People living in Tavua and nearby areas will now have access to better mental health care after the opening of the Tavua Health and Wellness Centre at the Tavua Hospital which is fully funded by the Fiji Water Foundatio
The Ministry of Health is now recommending to people to wear a well-fitting mask if you are experiencing COVID or flu-like symptoms and when in indoor or public settings or when physical distancing is not possible.
The Ministry of Health is now collaborating with the World Health Organization on the reported emergence of the JN.1 variant of the COVID-19 virus in countries like Singapore, India and China. fijivillage News has
As Fiji is now in discussion to develop the medicinal cannabis market and consultations are underway, there is also a potential to develop a nutraceutical industry that looks at alternative medicine. This has been
Minister for Health Dr Atonio Lalabalavu has clarified that taxpayer’s money is not being used for former Permanent Secretary of Health Dr James Fong’s farewell party. In a Facebook post Judy Compain had allege
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance Professor Biman Prasad has confirmed that taxpayers fund will not be used to farewell the former Permanent Secretary for Health Dr. James Fong or anybody else. This co
The decision by the Minister for Health to commemorate the departure of the retiring Permanent Secretary for Health, Dr James Fong, by having a big farewell party for him on 26th January in Labasa, at the Ministry’s c
Good news for thousands of nurses as the Fiji Nurses Association and the Ministry of Health have resolved outstanding grievances regarding salary anomalies, allowance and terms and conditions of the contracts of employm
The General Surgeon at Colonial War Memorial Hospital, Doctor Timoci Qereqeretabua and Principal Medical Officer at the National Diabetes Centre, Doctor Momtaz Ahmed appear on fijivillage Straight Talk With Vijay Naraya
Discussion on the construction of the 100-bed Super Specialty Hospital has started with health specialist, finance and infrastructure experts along with the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance, Professor Bima
Great news for the people in the North as healthcare facilities at the Labasa Hospital medical warehouse have been upgraded. Minister for Health, Ratu Atonio Lalabalavu says this new medical warehouse will enable t
The General Surgeon at the CWM Hospital, Doctor Timoci Qereqeretabua and the Principal Medical Officer at the National Diabetes Centre, Doctor Momtaz Ahmed agree that proper knowledge-based sharing regarding NCDs and he
Alcohol plays a big role and increases a person's chances of getting diabetes, and the youngest amputee in the country is a 21-year-old girl. This was revealed by the General Surgeon at Colonial War Memorial Hospi
212 out of the 258 cases of HIV that were reported from January to September this year are among the i-Taukei community. According to the Head of Family Health from the Ministry of Health, Doctor Rachel Devi, 40 we
The General Surgeon at CWM Hospital, Doctor Timoci Qereqeretabua says from a research conducted at the CWM Hospital, they have found that i-Taukei men are at the highest risk of getting an amputation based on late prese
About 24,207 people of Tailevu will benefit from the newly renovated facilities of the Korovou Sub-Divisional Hospital’s new waiting area, consultation room and washroom at a cost of $250,000. Minister for Health
Services at the CWM Hospital are expected to be boosted after some surgeons from Australia brought equipment from Austin Health and Monash Health in Melbourne to assist the staff at the hospital. Surgeons Dr Airi
A 7-month-old baby and a 1-year-old child have sustained burns in two separate incidents. The 7-month old baby is admitted at the Lautoka Hospital after she was scalded by hot water from a kettle in Malolo, Nadi.
