Public Notice Labasa Hospital Emergency Department Refurbishment Works by KOICA Members of the public in the Northern Division are hereby informed that refurbishment works will be undertaken at the Labasa Hospital’s Emergency Department commencing on Monday 12th February 2024. Therefore, the following measures will be in place for the duration of the works at the…
PR 02/2024 Ministry of Health Addresses COVID-19 JN.1 Sub-variant and Reinforces Protective Measures January 5th, 2024 The Ministry of Health & Medical Services (MHMS) in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO) is closely monitoring the emergence of the COVID-19 JN.1 sub-variant as reported in other countries. While there is currently no evidence to suggest…
PR 01/24 Date: 02/01/2023 Ministry of Health & Medical Services Monitors Fiji’s Borders for JN.1 Variant of COVID-19 The Ministry of Health & Medical Services is collaborating with the World Health Organization (WHO) on the reported emergence of the JN.1 variant of the COVID-19 virus. Multiple countries around the world have reported this variant and…
PR 59/23 21st December 2023 MHMS CONFIRMS TYPHOID OUTBREAK IN LAU SETTLEMENT IN RA The Ministry of Health and Medical Services wishes to inform the public of an outbreak of typhoid fever in Lau Settlement in Ra. There have been 6 cases of typhoid fever from three linked households in this settlement reported from September…
PR 51/23 Date: 23/11/2023 Public Advisory Ministry monitoring reports of clusters of respiratory illness in children in Northern China The Ministry of Health and Medical Services is monitoring reports in the last 24 hours of an increase in respiratory illness in Northern China, especially in children. The Ministry has consulted the World Health Organisation (WHO)…