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Leadership in medicine is about using knowledge, skills and compassion to lead the nations healthcare system towards a brighter and healthier future. These were the sentiments by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister
This year with the theme “Awareness Into Action†we have a hashtag #movemore that we want people to take note of and implement into their daily life choices. Fiji Cancer Society CEO Belinda Chan highlighted th
Rheumatic Heart Disease costs the Fijian government about $11,000 per patient per year, which includes costs associated with the disease and treatment, cost to the family, lack of productivity and cost to the economy.
1 in 50 children in the classrooms of Fiji has rheumatic heart disease which is highly common in children from 5 to 15 years old. This was highlighted by the Permanent Secretary for Health and Medical Services, Doc
The theme for mental health "Happy to be me" is to celebrate every individual who is unique and different. This was highlighted by the Drug Free World Fiji Founder, Kalesi Volatabu during an interview with fijivill
Care for our elderly is vital for their mental health, which is sometimes neglected in the world of technology. The Principal Medical Officer of Saint Giles Hospital, Doctor Kiran Gaikwad highlighted this while spe
About 32,000 people now have access to an improved health facility as the new waiting area and refurbished Makoi Health Centre has been commissioned. Minister for Health, Dr. Atonio Lalabalavu says the facility wi
Positive lifestyle choices will always have a good impact on the health of individuals no matter at what age the positive change is adopted and is followed. This was highlighted by the Permanent Secretary for Heal
The risk of the spread of Nipah Virus to Fiji is low, particularly as none of the countries in the region have reported cases and we do not import animals from Kerala in India. This has been stated by the Health Mi
The Health Ministry is in need of purchasing new medical equipment since a lot of it has become old, and unfortunately, our rate of supply is still not keeping up with the need. This was highlighted by the Permanen
The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance, Professor Biman Prasad, took some time-out from his busy schedule to visit the patients from the Balevuto community in Ba who were affected by the recent diarrheal dis
successful free eye surgeries at the CWM Hospital by the Bright Journey medical team from Guangdong Province in China. Bright Journey team leader, Professor Chen Weirong says the surgeries Good news as 60 patients
The Health Ministry has confirmed pathogens that are spread through the faeces of infected persons have been found in people suffering from diarrhoea in the Balevuto, Ba area while further specialised testing of samples
Assistance has been provided to the residents of Balevuto in Ba to flush out and clean their water tanks as health officials found water stored in water tanks in some households to be unclean. This follows deaths o
Good news as 100 patients from around Fiji will benefit from the eye surgeries conducted by China’s Guangdong Province medical team at the CWM Hospital. Guangdong medical team leader, Professor Chen Weirong says
Timely assistance was today afforded to the CWM Hospital from the IHG Group of Hotels where money collected from the grab-and-go breakfast at the Grand Pacific Hotel Car Park will go towards the Oncology Unit. IHG'
Minister for Health Dr. Atonio Lalabalavu says the transmission of HIV from mothers to their innocent children has risen, with 14 children under the age of four diagnosed last year. While speaking at the National
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Trade, Manoa Kamikamica says the ministry is working closely with other co-agencies including the Ministry of Health to ensure practical and proper measures are in place to protect
Services provided at the Saint Giles Hospital are expected to be boosted after the Ram Krishna Mission and Vedanta Trust donated 100 linen sets and 50 pillowcases to the hospital, and this was coordinated with Westpac.
Opposition Leader, Inia Seruiratu has claimed in Parliament that 7 people from Balevuto, Nukuloa, Nacaci and Toge in Ba have died due to the current waterborne disease outbreak, and he is questioning the Health Ministry
