Fiji loses $FJD319 million each year due to tobacco-related costs, which accounts for 2.7% of its GDP—an amount reportedly greater than the revenue from cigarette taxes.
A team of leading heart surgeons from Singapore’s National University Hospital (NUH) will travel to Fiji next week to perform free heart surgeries for children with congenital heart disease.
Dr. Rachel Pillay, Fiji’s Head of Family Health at the Ministry of Health, has called on parents to take a more active role in educating their children about HIV prevention,
No adverse reactions have been reported since the launch of Ty-Five's typhoid vaccination campaign in the North in conjunction with the Ministry of Health. READ MORE
Fiji's Ministry of Health reported the prevalence of teenage pregnancies, particularly among the iTaukei community over a three-year period (2018 - 2021).
In Fiji, HIV infections have nearly tripled over a span of 12 years, with the latest data from 2022 revealing a majority of new infections occurring among males. According to
Fijian authorities have warned the public to steer clear of the Walu Bay River after a chemical spill from a nearby company. The spill which health authorities have identified as
Villagers in the interior of Namosi have been advised to limit movement between villages and avoid unnecessary gatherings due to reports of typhoid cases in the area.
Fiji's Ministry of Health has dispatched another team of medical officers to assist health officers in Kadavu in ensuring that clinical management for leptospirosis is optimal.
