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A number of people turned up at TappooCity, Suva today to donate blood during a blood drive that was organised by the Sai Prema Foundation. 56-year-old blood donor, Uludovia Koroi says he is donating blood because
An Interventional Cardiologist at Oceania Hospitals Pte Limited Doctor Prakash Gore says there is definitely a high incidence of heart disease in young patients in Fiji. Doctor Gore says the youngest patient that h
Over 36,000 people have registered so far for the COVID-19 vaccination in the country and Health Minister, Doctor Ifereimi Waqainabete says registrations have picked up after more teams started going into the community
The Ministry of Health and Medical Services will be rolling out the next phase of COVID-19 vaccinations with approximately 50,000 people eligible to receive the 2-dose vaccine from this Tuesday. This group includes
Some soldiers of the Republic of Fiji Military Forces in Iraq are showing symptoms of COVID-19. This was confirmed by the Permanent Secretary for Health Doctor James Fong who says antigen tests have been used to te
The Fiji Cancer Society is paying for the allowances of doctors and nurses who are doing cancer surgeries at the CWM Hospital on Saturdays in an effort to assist the Hospital in clearing surgical backlogs. Permanen
Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong has told religious leaders and representatives that the COVID-19 vaccine cannot be evil. While speaking during the Ministry of Health Information Session with Faith
The President of the Shree Sanatan Dharm Pratinidhi Sabha of Fiji, Sarju Prasad says whatever helps cure certain ailments is not evil and the COVID-19 vaccine must be welcomed. Speaking to fijivillage, Prasad says
The Methodist Church of Fiji is standing with the government in trying to get more people vaccinated when their time comes for vaccination. General Secretary of the Methodist Church Reverend Iliesa Naivalu says the
Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong says Fiji remains at risk of breaches at the border at any point in time and the danger of COVID-19 community cases is real. Only 25,000 people have been registered
A police report has been filed against the employees of an engineering company after breaches at a COVID-19 quarantine facility in Nadi. This was confirmed by the Permanent Secretary of Health Dr James Fong who say
National Federation Party Leader Professor Biman Prasad today questioned the government why basic medication is not available at all times and citizens are told to purchase medication that should be on the essential dru
1 active COVID-19 case remains admitted at the Lautoka Hospital isolation unit while 936 people who recently arrived from overseas are undergoing mandatory 14-day quarantine in government supervised border quarantine fa
Savusavu Bay has been approved by the Fijian Government’s COVID-19 Risk Mitigation Taskforce as the nation’s second Blue Lanes Yacht Port after Port Denarau. The Blue Lanes initiative was pioneered through the
The Fiji Tuberculosis Unit has been able to track and record significant improvements in tuberculosis treatment completion averaging 80% treatment success rate in the last 3 years. Divisional Medical Officer Centra
Minister for Health, Doctor Ifereimi Waqainabete says they are looking at other means to provide dialysis services for chronic patients outside Suva after the opening of the Fiji National Kidney Dialysis Centre in Nader
Good news for Fijians with any form of kidney diseases or relatives of those suffering from this disease as the National Kidney Centre in Nadera was opened today. While opening the new dialysis centre, Prime Minist
Permanent Secretary for Health, Doctor James Fong says people just have to take a lot of fluids and Panadol before or after taking the COVID-19 vaccine, Astra-Zeneca as there is expected side effects like mild fever.
Good news as the second shipment of the COVID-19 vaccine under the COVAX Facility could arrive as early as April or May this year. Head of Fiji's COVID-19 Vaccine Taskforce, Dr Rachel Devi says they are anticipatin
The re-branded Nasese Private Hospital at Ratu Sukuna Road will be the only hospital in Fiji which will provide hip and knee replacement surgeries. Knee or hip surgery will cost around $18,000. The hos
