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The Government is paying $12 million per month to Lautoka and Ba Public-Private Partnership hospitals to ensure continued services, following concerns over the handover of these hospitals to Aspen. Health Minister
A 1-year-old boy has sustained more than 50 percent burns from a hot pot that was placed on the floor. Police say the incident occurred in a village in Navosa on Sunday. They say the child was rushed to the Na
Aspen Medical has welcomed a team of renowned gynaecologists who performed surgeries and also conducted a workshop on laparoscopy which is a procedure that allows surgeons to examine the pelvis, fallopian tubes, ovaries
A strategic alliance between the Great Council of Chiefs and Fiji's largest state-of-the-art 130-bed specialty private hospital could result in world-class medical services reaching out to more Fijians nationwide.
As thousands of Fijians celebrated Father’s Day today with their families, two dedicated healthcare workers in Naroi Village, Moala, Lau, are facing an immense loss after their station quarters were destroyed by fire
The Ministry of Health will be launching the National Condom Campaign initiative at 63 strategically chosen sites across the country in a bid to encourage people to practice safe sex and use condoms. This was revea
While Fiji has graduated from a low middle income country to a high middle-income country, our health status indicators has remained stagnant and has not improved in the last decade. In fact, our health status indi
The Ministry of Health is seeing a downward trend in the exodus of health workers largely attributed to raising the retirement age from 55 years to 60 years of age, the wage increase for civil servants, and specific mea
Fiji will sign an agreement with India to address the shortage of medicine. This has been highlighted by the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance, Professor Biman Prasad during fijivillage Straight Talk w
Good news as the Ministry of Health and Medical Services has started the process of replacing the 6 critical elevators at a cost of about $1 million at the CWM Hospital. Minister for Health, Doctor Ratu Atonio Lala
People in the Northern Division could access world-class open-heart surgeries at the Labasa Hospital soon. This is after Pacific Specialist Healthcare (PSH Hospitals) founder and CEO Parvish Kumar made the special
People in the Western Division can expect better services at the Lautoka Hospital as Aspen Medical has commenced the first phase of a $5 million upgrade program at the hospital, which is expected to be completed in the
Six-year-old Sairusi Goneqase has been given a new lease of life after a successful heart surgery at the Sri Sathya Sai Sanjeevani Children's Heart Hospital. Goneqase who is from Nasauvakarua Village in Navosa atte
A trial date has been set by the Suva Magistrates Court for the case of abuse of office against Voreqe Bainimarama, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum and Neil Sharma. The trial will commence on the 28th of July to the 1st of Aug
The Ministry of Health acknowledges the concerns recently raised by the Fiji Labour Party on Tavua Hospital and is working to address the issues highlighted. The Ministry says the need for urgent maintenance of the
The feasibility study on pre-exposure prophylaxis is expected to be completed by the end of this month or early next month. This has been highlighted by Chief Medical Officer Dr.Luisa Cikamatana when she was asked
Good news as the Ministry of Health is getting two new CT scan machines for CWM Hospital. A CT scan is a diagnostic imaging procedure that uses a combination of X-rays and computer technology to produce images of t
Works on the remaining 4 operating theatres at the CWM Hospital will continue this month at the earliest. Minister for Health Dr Ratu Atonio Lalabalavu has confirmed this to fijivillage News saying funding has gone
Women should have regular breast check-ups and pap smears to reduce their risk of illness and stay on top of their health. Seini Saukuru Tuivaga highlighted this when she spoke about the benefits of taking advantag
A group of Singapore surgeons will be conducting free heart surgeries in Fiji this month, helping children that are struggling with congenital heart disease are getting another chance at life. This has been confirm
