Fiji is facing an alarming rise in HIV cases with the recent UNAIDS Global AIDS Monitoring Report showing a 241 percent hike in new cases.

The Fiji Medical Association (FMA) is calling on the Health Ministry to declare a HIV outbreak.

The Minister for Health has expressed grave concern about a large number of individuals who remain untested for HIV, warning that undetected cases could undermine efforts to curb the spread of the virus.

Health Minister Dr. Atonio Lalabalavu says that data from St. Giles Hospital shows 17 women were diagnosed with postpartum depression between 2019 and 2024.

Opposition Parliamentarian Premila Kumar labelled what her colleague Aliki Bia went through at the Colonial War Memorial Hospital recently as “a heart-wrenching picture of reality that many Fijian families go through.”

The newly launched health report on Fiji’s health system reveals that women in Fiji are facing serious health risks due to non-communicable diseases.

The Fiji Women’s Crisis Center says as Fiji commemorates World AIDS Day within the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence campaign, the nation must recommit to tackling these dual challenges head-on.

Minister for Health and Medical Services Doctor Atonio Lalabalavu acknowledges the need for significant efforts to support the retention of midwives in the country.

Overwhelming patient numbers at the Colonial War Memorial Hospital in Suva is contributing to staff burnout and overcrowding issues, says a World Bank report on Fiji’s health system that was released yesterday.

A new World Bank report is showing evidence of inefficiency in resource utilization in the Fijian health sector.

Fiji’s medicine shortage is a result of growing demand versus major storage challenges for the Fiji Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Services Centre.

The Health Ministry is at the mercy of the supply chain as it faces shortages of critical drugs and struggles to meet the demand for essential medicines.