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The Health Ministry has noted an increase in COVID-19 cases in the country. From last Thursday to yesterday, the Ministry recorded 68 new COVID-19 cases. Permanent Secretary for Health, Dr James Fong says the
Surgeons attending the 2-day National Surgeons Conference at Tanoa Plaza in Suva have been urged by the Minister for Health, Dr Ifereimi Waqainabete to come out of operating theatres and collaborate more with communitie
A 7-member team from the Fiji Emergency Medical Assistance Team has left our shores for Tuvalu in response to a request from the Tuvalu Government and World Health Organisation to support their COVID-19 response. W
Minister for Health Doctor Ifereimi Waqainabete has commended members of the Fiji Institute Medical Laboratory Science for their role in Fiji's health sector and most importantly in Fiji's battle against the COVID-19 gl
20 new cases of COVID-19 have been recorded since last Thursday. Of the 20 cases recorded, 16 were recorded in the Central Division, 3 in the Western Division, 1 case in the Northern Division with 0 cases in the E
National Federation Party candidate, Sashi Kiran says over the years she has witnessed marked increases in disabilities due to diabetes and it is common to see, when they enter villages and settlements, people living wi
Permanent Secretary for Health Dr James Fong says they are not relocating the Savusavu Hospital. Doctor Fong says they have had geo engineers go and do tests on the land that was giving them problems behind the hos
The Punjas Trust will expand the physical structure to Punjas Health Centre in Lautoka to allow more medical services to be conducted such as X Ray facilities, SOPD and blood testing laboratory. This has been highl
Permanent Secretary for Health Dr James Fong is hopeful that in time to come, it will be recognised that the health system is to be left alone. With the ongoing campaign period and national elections coming up next
Former Fiji resident and a General and Interventional Cardiologist based at the Gold Coast University Hospital in Australia, Doctor Vijay Kapadia stresses the Health Ministry needs to buy at least 100 pacemakers to ensu
The Ministry for Health is keeping a closer watch on the COVID-19 variant XXB and another of the Omicron variant that is undermining our vaccination attraction. Permanent Secretary for Health, Dr James Fong says th
Serious concerns have been raised by the Health Ministry about non-communicable diseases after the Permanent Secretary for Health Dr James Fong revealed that more young Fijians are dying from NCDs. While speaking a
The new Aspen Medical Hospital in Lautoka has saved another life after Anant Kumar underwent a safe bypass surgery over the weekend. Kumar thanked the Government for assisting Fijians that are suffering from heart
Attorney General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum met Fiji's first open heart surgery patient, 54-year-old Parma Sivam from Nadi who underwent a five-hour long surgery. While there, Sayed-Khaiyum also visited Anant Kumar of Ba
Viliame Cegumalua says his confidence has just been boosted and he is ready to go out and look for a job after receiving a new prosthetic arm this week. Cegumalua is 1 of the 636 recipients of the Jaipur Foot Camp
For those men who are frightened or ashamed to get checked, just go, they will not slot anything up your bottom, it is just a blood test. Prostate Cancer Survivor, Sisa Tiko highlighted this today when he shared h
Shocking statistics have been revealed after a visit to Vanua Levu and Taveuni by the team from the Sai Sanjeevani Children’s Hospital Fiji resulted in the discovery of 121 children affected with heart disease.
Concerned residents are calling for a complete overhaul of the deteriorating Savusavu Hospital. Some residents that did not wish to be named told fijivillage that everything needs to be changed, from the leaking ce
The Fiji Cancer Society in collaboration with the Pirates Golf Fiji today organized the Telecom Charity Ambrose Golf Tournament to raise funds to purchase portable diagnostic equipment to boost the job done at the Urolo
9 new cases of COVID-19 have been recorded since Thursday. Of the 9 cases recorded, 4 cases were recorded in the Central Division and 5 in the Western Division. There are a total of 72 active cases. The
