82 articles tagged "hospital"
As the CWM Hospital Administration are conducting their second cleanup campaign tomorrow, the CWM Board of Visitors says the health of every Fijian is not the responsibility of one person, organisation, association or M
If you have an O-positive (O+) blood type, the Ministry of Health is urging you to donate blood for one of its young patients. They say those willing to donate blood will have to visit the CWM Hospital Blood Servic
Tentatively we have lined up 3 clean up campaigns for this year at the Colonial War Memorial Hospital. CWM Hospital Medical Superintendent Dr Luke Nasedra stated this when questioned by fijivillage News and added t
Since COVID-19, there has been a huge backlog of elective cases, and the teams are doing their best in trying to make sure that the patients are receiving their care. CWM Hospital Medical Superintendent Dr Luke Na
The 100-year-old CWM Hospital is in dire need of repair works with many of the windows and mosquito screens broken, many of the toilets needing plumbing and electrical works done, fans are broken, the lifts not working,
A $4.5 million MRI machine has been launched at Oceania Hospitals Private Limited. It is the most advanced MRI machine in the country. Speaking after the launch, hospital CEO Murgessan Pillay says the machine
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
Health services in the rural and maritime region are expected to be boosted through the arrival of the Aotearoa ship, MV YWAM KOHA Â which will be providing medical services in this region for the next 3-months.
A first Pop-Up clinic fully funded by Women’s Fund Fiji has opened at MHCC, Suva, due to the demand for counselling, family planning support, clinical support, and legal support services by community members. The
Work on the CWM Hospital Maternity Ward extension is expected to resume following the announcement made by the Minister for Economy Aiyaz Sayed Khaiyum in the 2022-2023 National Budget. Minister for Health, Dr Ifer
8 people from socially disadvantaged backgrounds living in the Koroipita community have been provided job opportunities by Aspen Medical. Aspen Medical is the company managing Ba and Lautoka Hospitals. Aspen M
The CWM Hospital has seen an increase in cancer patients in the later stage of the disease since they have returned to normal services. According Urologist at the CWM Hospital, Dr Rajeev Patel, this is because canc
The Director of Sri Sathya Sai Sanjeevani Children’s Hospital in Nasese, Doctor Krupali Tappoo talks about the struggles, successes and the journey for the NGO, Sai Prema Foundation to build a $25 million children’s
The first phase of construction of the CWM Maternity Unit extension has been completed and Health Minister Doctor Ifereimi Waqainabete confirms the second phase will begin in the next financial year. He says we had
A baby is in desperate need of type O- or B- blood at the CWM Hospital. Please go directly to the CWM Hospital Blood Centre to donate as this is urgently needed. If you are willing to donate, please call Shazi
People can now visit their loved ones admitted at the CWM Hospital but visitors must be fully vaccinated. Restrictions on visitation are being eased after almost two years. The Ministry of Health says all visi
Murgessan Pillay has been appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer of the Oceania Hospitals. Pillay took on this role after being in the Acting General Manager position for 3 months. Oceania Hospitals Chai
A 26-year-old man who was seriously injured after a tyre blew up at his workplace yesterday has passed away at the CWM Hospital. Police say the man was filling the tyre of a 3-tonne truck with air when the incident
A farmer in his 20s has passed away while another man remains admitted in the Labasa Hospital following an accident yesterday afternoon. Police say the victim was one of three passengers in a vehicle driven by anot
The CWM Hospital’s Emergency Department is now open 24 hours a day. The Ministry of Health says Outpatient Services is open to treating all COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 patients. People are being reminded to pr
