Joint replacement surgery is no longer reserved for the elderly, with younger Fijians increasingly requiring new hips and knees because of obesity, sports injuries, road
Serious concerns have been raised about the shortage of sterile water in some public hospitals and health centres and Minister for Health Dr Ratu Atonio Lalabalavu is urg
A 2-year-old boy from Nayau in Lau, who is alleged to have been kicked and stomped by a horse, was retrieved last night by personnel from the Fiji Navy and the Heal
An increase in diarrhoea cases has been reported on Batiki Island, as prolonged dry weather leaves communities struggling to access clean drinking water.The Batiki Nursin
Pacific Specialist Healthcare (PHS) founder and CEO Parvish Kumar has been honoured with a distinguished Samoan chiefly title in recognition of his contribution to the he
People living with HIV are being urged not to stop taking their medication following false claims circulating on social media that HIV can be cured through herbal medicin
Fiji has recorded 1,780 new influenza-like illness cases in the first week of September, a 75 percent increase from the previous week, with the Ministry of Health urging
Following an increase in influenza cases, Health Minister Dr Ratu Atonio Lalabalavu says benzathine injections will not be effective in treating influenza because the ill
No child in Fiji should be held back from learning because they cannot see the board, hear their teacher or move around their school.This was the key message from Ministe
Save the Children Fiji is raising serious concerns about the impact of HIV on children and calling for stronger prevention, testing and treatment, after revealing that a
More health workers are needed to get people living with HIV onto treatment and care as Fiji works to scale up its response following the declaration of HIV as a national
Fiji has declared HIV a national crisis, with the Government set to introduce a formal needle and syringe programme as part of its response to the growing epidemic.Minist
Following calls for higher taxes on alcohol, tobacco, sugary drinks, junk food and kava to tackle the country’s growing non-communicable disease burden and as one
Health professionals need to seriously consider their own health if they are going to address the country's wider health challenges because some health professionals them
A Nadi resident is calling for an ear and nose specialist to be available at Lautoka Aspen Hospital, raising concerns that the hospital has been without a specialist for
Health sector leaders and former policymakers have rejected ideas for introducing hospital user fees in Fiji, saying many families are already struggling with the rising
The people of Taveuni will no longer need to make costly and time-consuming trips to Labasa or Savusavu for basic X-ray services following the commissioning of a new digi
Doctors are being left to make critical decisions alone during overnight shifts, in some cases without access to basic blood tests, X-rays or scans, as Fiji’s medi
Fiji recorded 260 TB-HIV co-infection cases last year, highlighting the persistent and evolving challenges in tackling tuberculosis, particularly among children under fiv
Cervical cancer is one of the most preventable cancers, but women should not wait for symptoms before getting screened.Fiji’s first in-country trained gynaecologic
As 61 people have taken their own lives this year compared to 63 in the same period last year, Empower Pacific has highlighted the importance of strengthening early ident