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The first-ever open-heart surgery as a permanent service was completed yesterday at the Lautoka Hospital under Aspen Medical. Aspen Medical Chief Executive, Annette Owttrim says the past 24 hours has seen a histor
The Ministry of Health and Medical Services is awaiting the report from the Naitasiri Subdivision on allegations of poor patient management at the Waidina Health Centre that was recently reported in a social media post.
215 nurse interns have been inducted into the services of the Health Ministry today. Speaking at the induction ceremony, the Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong told the nurses that strangers will tim
The Health Ministry says given the very low number of cases being reported, they are looking at reviewing their COVID safe measures in larger hospitals. However this will take a while as they have found benefits in
There are currently 65 active COVID cases in Fiji as 3 new cases were recorded since last Thursday. 1 case was recorded in the Central Division while 2 cases were recorded in the Western Division.
A new National Drinking Water Quality Committee has been set up. This was revealed by the Minister for Health, Doctor Ifereimi Waqainabete, while opening the Watershed Interventions for Systems Health in Fiji at t
Patients are still waiting for heart surgeries at Aspen Medical Hospital, and Minister for Health, Doctor Ifereimi Waqainabete says the Ba Hospital theatres are undergoing some development work. Aspen Medical has a
Minister for Health Dr Ifereimi Waqainabete says they are currently going through transitions at the CWM Hospital because they need to change it. This was highlighted by Dr Waqainabete when he was questioned on the
Naqarawai Village fire victim, Staff Nurse Vani Saqanavere, could not contain her emotions after the Minister for Health, Dr Ifereimi Waqainabete, took some supplies to her family. The Minister took beddings, cooki
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 Street in Suva, says there is an urgent need to have a
Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong says they are focused on carrying out infrastructure improvements more efficiently for all health facilities. Doctor Fong was reacting to concerns raised by Pacific
National Federation Party Leader, Professor Biman Prasad says the FijiFirst Government has been living in denial about the rot of public health and medical services in the country resulting in this critically important
Some patients are still waiting for their heart surgeries at Aspen Medical in Lautoka. A man says that he had initially been informed that a surgical procedure will be performed on him in May and then he was told i
Rheumatic Heart Disease is the leading disease-related cause of death for young people in Fiji. Cure Kids Fiji Community Organization Manager Erini Tokarua says statistically one child in every classroom in Fiji co
Teenage pregnancies, HIV, Sexually Transmitted Infections, Urinary Tract Infections and prostate cancer are now on the rise in Fiji. This has been highlighted by the Reproductive and Family Health Association of Fi
New Covid-19 variant BQ.1 has arrived in New Zealand with three cases detected at the border just before arrival testing was scrapped. The new variant was said to be only incrementally different and there was no g
The newly-upgraded Aspen Hospital in Lautoka will make cardiac surgeries available in Fiji 24 hours for the first time in history, thanks to a partnership with the Australian healthcare company Aspen Medical. This
13 new COVID cases have been recorded since the 15th of this month. 4 cases were recorded in the Central Division and 9 cases were recorded in the Western Division. Permanent Secretary for Health Dr James Fon
Stigma to mental health is deeply rooted and this has become a major concern amongst the youths in Fiji. During the Youth Mental Health Forum 2022, Mental Health and Disability Advocate, Rosie Catherine says some o
Amputees are being urged to register at the Tamavua Twomey Hospital as a team from the Jaipur Foot Organisation will be in the country from November to run a lower-limb prosthesis fitment camp. In a statement, the
