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The Health Ministry has identified Lautoka and Cakaudrove as new areas of concern for typhoid. Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong says the medical teams are working with the relevant Commissioners,
Two people have passed away due to leptospirosis bringing the total number of deaths to 31 this year. 23 people have died in the Western Division, 3 in Central Division and 5 in the Northern Division. A 35-yea
The 7-day typhoid lock-down operation in Togovere Village in Ra has been completed where the main water supply and the water supply system to the individual houses were improved and each household in the village has bee
Minister for Economy Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says the issue of some nurses not being paid their meal allowance is an administration issue and it is not a question of no funding. The President of the Nursing Association
With Fiji's flu season typically beginning in January and ending by May or June, the Health Ministry is urging parents to take the necessary precautions and go immediately to a doctor or health centre if they suspect th
The Fiji Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Services Centre will launch an improved implementation model for the Free Medicine Programme in April this year. Under the new model, participating private pharmacies will dis
There are localised outbreaks of typhoid in communities in Ra, Lautoka, and Nadi with 73 cases confirmed by the Health Ministry this year. The Health Ministry says there were seven confirmed cases last week alone a
Two people in the Western Division have passed away from leptospirosis bring the total number of deaths from leptospirosis to 29 this year. 21 deaths were recorded in the Western Division, 3 in the Central, and 5 i
A restriction of movement in and out of Togovere Village in Ra has been implemented by the Health Ministry until next Tuesday due to a typhoid fever outbreak. The Health Ministry says staff from the Ra Medical Sub-
Dentists are at various locations in the Central and Northern Divisions today to carry out free dental checks as COVID-19 restrictions and financial constraints made it difficult for people to visit the dentists.
The Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong says the current surge in influenza cases has added further strain to their outpatient care capacity as they continue to see a high number of leptospirosis, typhoid,
15 new cases of typhoid have been confirmed by the Health Ministry. There have been 67 confirmed cases of typhoid fever this year. Permanent Secretary for Heath, Doctor James Fong says there are localized outbreak
Two more people have died due to leptospirosis. The Permanent Secretary for Health, Dr. James Fong says a 27-year-old died in the Lautoka Hospital on March 10th, and another 27-year-old died in Wainibokasi on Marc
Minister for Health, Doctor Ifereimi Waqainabete says there is no shortage of penicillin in the country after claims made by the National Federation Party Leader, Professor Biman Prasad. Dr. Waqainabete says they h
The Ministry of Health has today received items worth more than $126,000 from the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints that will help them in their fight against COVID-19. These items include locally mad
The Health Ministry has received five vehicles and equipment from the Japanese Government and UNICEF that is expected to boost routine vaccination efforts for more than 80,000 children in the country. The equipment
Health Minister Dr Ifereimi Waqainabete says if somebody has decided not to keep a health centre open, then that person has to be disciplined after a man told Attorney General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum that he took his grandf
The Permanent Secretary for Health Dr James Fong says they are supporting current efforts to have more testing sites throughout Fiji to which travellers can book for testing, without requiring a hotel stay, as part of p
The Ministry of Health’s FEMAT support team was able to cover 152 communities in Rakiraki during their 2 weeks outreach program. Permanent Secretary of Health Dr James Fong says the teams have been able to see a
National Federation Party Leader, Professor Biman Prasad has questioned how much the taxpayers will have to pay for the outsourcing of biomedical facilities in public hospitals to the private sector and whether patients
