The Ministry of Health is pushing for the introduction of Standard Operating Procedures to regulate high-risk personal services such as tattooing, body piercing, and massage parlors as concerns are growing over public safety and hygiene.

The Ministry of Health has indicated the need for a partnership with the Vanua to provide land space and buildings for tenancy.

The Health Ministry is in talks to set up a pharmaceutical centre in Lomaiviti to improve medicine access.

Fiji is set to strengthen emergency cardiac care with the donation of 40 automated external defibrillators valued at over $247,000.

The government is in ongoing negotiations with Aspen Medical to fully restore outpatient pharmacy services at Lautoka and Ba Hospitals.

The national consultation regarding the implementation of the Needle and Syringe Program in Fiji amid the rising number of HIV cases is proving to be successful, with many health professionals supporting the initiative.

The Health Ministry has confirmed that newly diagnosed cancer patients at Lautoka and Ba Hospitals will receive chemotherapy medication free of charge.

Nearly all districts in Bua have recorded a high number of hospital admissions due to dengue fever this year.

Fiji is dealing with a growing cancer crisis. Over 300 patients travelled to MIOT International in India over the past five years for treatment.

The Government of India has been given the go-ahead to build a new 100-bed super specialty hospital in Fiji.

UNAIDS, in partnership with the New Zealand Government, has launched a new booklet titled Power of Life to support people newly diagnosed with HIV.

The Ministry of Health and Medical Services says Fiji’s Second Dental Implant Program is a major step forward in improving dental care.