In addition, Wednesday 9th May 2012 UNAIDS launched a new campaign to bring attention and action to the global goal of ending new HIV infections among children by 2015 and ensuring women living with HIV are healthy through pregnancy, delivery and bre...

A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) has been signed on Tuesday by the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Lands and Mineral Resources. The MOU was signed by the Permanent Secretaries of the two Ministries will allow information sharing between the...

WITH excessive salt intake as a contributing factor to heart failures, the Heart Foundation Fiji is supporting the salt reduction initiative by the Health Ministry. Anjay Amrit of the Heart Foundation said in doing so, they have endorsed the “popul...

Three men who allegedly attacked a Fiji Health official in Nadi last night while he was inspecting a Nadi resort's premises, have been charged and will appear in court tomorrow. Police spokeswoman Ana Naisoro told FijiLive, the official was admit...

THE Ministry of Health has deployed hundreds of officials to flood-affected areas in the Western Division as part of its post-flood intervention. Health Ministry's Deputy Secretary Public Health Dr Josefa Koroivueta said 18 teams, with six people ...

COOKING and eating are universal and central to the occupational therapy program conducted at the St Giles Psychiatric Hospital in Suva. The comment was made yesterday by the facility's occupational therapist Nelleke Jonker as the hospital celebra...

NINETY-four patients have been admitted to the St Giles Psychiatric Hospital ù an increase from the 60 odd patients who were admitted at the hospital last year. "The increase is just because some of the patients are ready to go home and no one wa...

Nuskin, the 7th largest USA based philanthropic organization will be supplying free vita - meal to children in Fiji from next month Health Ministry’s spokesman, Peni Namotu said that the company will be supplying 3500kg of vitamin fortified ri...

PREGNANT mothers can be assured of quality services as the Australian Government through the Australian Agency for Development, AusAID under the Fiji Health Sector Improvement Program (FHSIP) today hands over obstetric training models to Ministry of ...

Medical and Dental Practitioners Regulations 2010 dealing with General Practitioners was gazetted on 24th December 2010. This regulation will address the outflow of inexperienced practitioners into the private sector. Medical Practitioners ...

A medical team from Cairns – in Queensland is currently performing plastic and reconstructive surgery at the Lautoka Hospital Health Ministry spokesperson Peni Namotu says the team of one anaesthetist, a plastic surgeon and two nurses will be work...

Ministry of Health is aware of the potato shortage in the country and advices the public to consider local alternatives to potatoes Root crops such as kumala, tapioca, dalo, and yam can be used in place of potatoes. Buying local will promot...

The Ministry of Health along with the World Health Organization (WHO) and UN Development Program (UNDP) today launched the first national project on public health adaptation to climate change at the Novotel Convention Center, Suva. This project ...

The Ministry of Health signed a memorandum of understanding with the Home Finance Company Limited for the renovation of the Accident and Emergency ward at the Colonial War Memorial Hospital. Ministry of Health spokesman, Mr. Peni Namotu said tha...

Formula feeding regardless of brand, carries risk and children suffer negative health consequences when they are not breastfed for any reason. Mothers resorting to infant formula are stressing their budget deeper at the expense of the whole fami...

Fluoride is a naturally occurring element. It is found in rocks and soil everywhere, in fresh water and ocean water at various concentrations ranging from low to very high concentrations. In fact, water sources in and around Fiji have fluoride conten...

Legislations Reviewed:   Ambulance Decree 2010 Child Welfare Decree 2010 Medical & Dental Practitioners Decree 2010 Tobacco Control Legislation Mental Health & HIV/AIDS ready for Cabinet endorsement. Revi...

The Ministry of Health received another nine vehicles to complement its transport fleet on Wednesday, April 28.  Included in the new batch of vehicles were mini buses and cars. Health Minister Dr Neil Sharma and Permanent Secretary D...

CLOSE to 70 people took to the streets of Suva as part of the Healthy City Program in the capital city on Saturday April 10. Greig Street was closed off as participants lined up to walk through the city’s main streets as part of the program.&#...

By Iliesa Tora Dr Joe Koroivueta was a guest at the Media Launch of the The Carabez Alliance’s introduction of new hearing aids into Fiji. And the Deputy Secretary for Public Health says he wants to push the deaf program as an important part of the...

Hospital renovations around the country are well under way with costs for the projects estimated around $6 million for the Central and Western divisions. Ministry of Health spokesman Iliesa Tora said upgrading works focused on the Colonial War Mem...

Colgate Palmolive today donated 60 cases each containing 20 pieces of Pacific Laundry Bars 800g and another 50 cases containing 36 packets each of Protex Bath Soap 90g to the Ministry of Health as part of their assistance to areas affected by Tropic...

Members of the public are requested to visit the National Blood Service Blood Drive at Albert Park in Suva tomorrow Saturday March 19th. Health spokesman Iliesa Tora said it was important that people turn up to donate blood as the Blood Banks urgentl...

The arrival of 80,000 doses of Panvax H1N1 vaccine for the Influenza A H1N1 will allow the Ministry of Health to respond to the global Influenza A H1N1 pandemic and protect those most vulnerable to infection.  The vaccine, which arrived into the co...

A new three year Deed of Agreement was signed in Suva today by the Ministry of Health, the Nurses, Midwives and Nurse Practitioners Board and the Then India Sanmargya Ikya Sangam of Fiji, the operator of the Sangam Nursing School in Labasa. The ...

Members of the public are now being asked to use health centres and nursing stations around them to ease the burden on hospitals. Health spokesman Iliesa Tora said it was important for people to use services at health centres instead of rushing to t...

Mortuaries remain an integration component of healthcare delivery in Fiji. The services have remained a free of charge item with unlimited timeline to duration. But Health spokesman Iliesa Tora said the Ministry of Health is looking at some options a...

THE Fiji Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Services yesterday received much needed equipment from the World Health Organisation that is going to be put to good use in helping ensure efficient service from the central drug shop. The Ministry of Healt...

THE Fiji Heart Foundation will look after the operation of the Cath Lab at the Colonial War Memorial Hospital and organize fundraising and programs that will ensure the sustainability of the lab in the country.Health Minister Dr Neil Sharma said it w...

YESTERDAY was a day with a  difference at the Ministry of Health head office in Suva.Just after 1pm Health Minister Dr Neil Sharma and his Permanent Secretary Dr Sala Saketa turned up outside the Dinem House building in their “walk” attire to le...

EFFORTS are now underway to revive the Fiji Heart Foundation. Health Minister Dr Neil Sharma is spearheading moves to get the foundation back up and running. Dr Sharma said the foundation, once it is up and running, will oversee programs ai...

THE Ministry of Health would like to acknowledge the effort put in by organisations to help curb the prevalence of Non Communicable Diseases in 2009. The following organisations partnered MOH in NCD prevention and control activities in their com...

HEALTH Minister Dr Neil Sharma visited the “hot spots” of Nadi, Lautoka and Ba last week, to deal with issues of concerns raised through the Prime Minister’s Office. Dr Sharma also took the time to deal with issues of importance raised by staf...