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New Zealanders have voted to legalise euthanasia in the preliminary results of a referendum held in mid-October after years of emotional debate. Results showed 65.2% of voters supported the End of Life Choice Act 2
Approximately 2 people are admitted daily at the CWM Hospital because of stroke. This has been highlighted by Dr.Praneel Krishna who is a consultant specialist at the CWM Hospital. Dr. Krishna says they are en
Minister for Local Government, Premila Kumar has called on private doctors and pharmacists to consider opening a doctor’s surgery and pharmacy in Korovou. Kumar says people have asked for these services. Kum
Construction will begin in January next year on an 11 bedroom facility that will be able to house families who have a seriously injured child admitted at the Labasa Hospital or have travelled from outside of Labasa.
54 women from Nadonumai Village in Lami are getting free breast exams at the Sai Sanjeevani Medical Centre today. While speaking at the Pinktober Morning Tea at the Medical Centre, Director, Dr. Krupali Tappoo says
New Zealand’s High Commissioner to Fiji Jonathan Curr says they have heard Fiji's request for a travel bubble and have acknowledged as it is needed for Fiji’s economic recovery, but it will be up to the new New Zeal
2,500 successful surgeries for the treatment of cataracts and eye pterygium diseases have been carried out in the past 10 years by the Fiji Blind Society in partnership with the Taveuni Rotary and Hawaii eye surgeons.
Health Minister, Doctor Ifereimi Waqainabete says they are making measured decisions to ensure that Fiji is ready to slowly relax the health restrictions however he also stresses that everyone should be mindful that COV
The Ministry of Health and Medical Services through the Fiji Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Services has launched their Supply Chain Reform Project in partnership with the Australian Government to address the shortage of
18 people have lost their lives due to leptospirosis, three have died from dengue fever while two people have died due to typhoid since January this year. While speaking at the National Disaster Awareness Week in B
The number of COVID-19 cases globally surged past 40 million overnight. It comes as the World Health Organisation warned cases are accelerating in Europe and North America. The milestone was hit today, accordi
Officials are easing tight coronavirus restrictions in the state of Victoria after more than 100 days of lockdown. From today, people will be able to travel further and meet up with more friends without a time limi
A man who gave false information to a nurse at the CWM Hospital that he had COVID-19 will be sentenced on Thursday. Simione Nakuna Junior is charged with one count of false information to public servant and he had
Dozens of travellers from New Zealand have flown into Western Australia, despite the state not being part of Australia's current international travel bubble arrangement. Premier Mark McGowan said that 23 people fro
Donation in the form of medicine, medical supplies, equipment and 4,000 kilograms of linen was handed over today by the Katalyst Foundation to the Health Ministry. These items which are worth over $20,000 will be d
500,000 bars of soap has been secured by Colgate Palmolive Fiji to be donated in Fiji and the Pacific as part of the World Health Organisation Safe Hands Challenge and Colgate Palmolive’s Clean Hands Saves Lives initi
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected access of many Fijians to an adequate, safe and healthy diet. While launching the Food and Health Guidelines for Fiji Projects, Acting Permanent Secretary for the Ministry of Heal
Solomon Islands have recorded their first case of COVID-19. The case was a student who had been repatriated from the Philippines earlier in the week. He tested positive upon arrival, despite passing three earl
Psychiatrist, Dr. Odille Chang says mental health is deemed to be the next pandemic and investing even less than 1% of the National Budget in this field will have an impact on dealing with the issue. While speaking
US President Donald Trump has been taken to hospital less than 24 hours after testing positive for coronavirus. Trump began displaying "mild symptoms" of COVID-19 yesterday after disclosing that he and his wife had
