New Suva Women’s Unit expected to resume second phase: Dr Waqainabete

Minister for Health, Dr Ifereimi Waqainabete confirms that they are expecting the second phase of the new CWM Suva Women’s Unit or the maternity ward extension to resume soon according to their strategic development plan.

With the National Budget to be announced tonight, Dr Waqainabete says that most of their maintenance work and development projects had to be on hold as resources were diverted towards COVID-19 response.

There has been no construction of the CWM maternity ward extension for now and it is being used to park cars.

The new Suva Women’s Unit project will offer post, ante and neonatal facilities; a first stage delivery room; a post anaesthetics delivery unit; eight new delivery rooms; three new operating theatres; a palliative Care Ward; a High Dependency Unit; conference rooms; ultrasound and x-ray capabilities, a family planning office, all built to the same standard as hospitals in more developed countries.

The 2022/2023 National Budget will be announced at 8 tonight by the Minister for Economy, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum.