New Zealand High Commissioner to Fiji, Charlotte Darlow, is stressing the importance of removing stigma for women and youth in accessing sexual and reproductive health services.

The United Nations Population Fund is stepping up efforts to curb rising HIV cases by expanding services to 130 health facilities across Fiji, ensuring even the most rural communities have access to prevention, diagnosis, and treatment.

Hospitals are reporting a rise in heart-related emergencies, even among people in their 20s and 30s.

The tuberculosis and dermatology ward, which was commissioned yesterday, comes as part of Fiji’s commitment to enhancing health care in the country.

Fiji is calling for stronger regional collective readiness as Pacific nations work to implement the amended International Health Regulations 2005.

Cervical cancer remains one of the leading causes of death among women in the Northern Division, with Labasa Hospital recording 19 cases last year alone, and the youngest patient was just 28 years old.

The New Zealand High Commissioner to Fiji, Charlotte Darlow, says that sexual health needs are being prioritized because they are a core part of public health.

Fiji has eliminated trachoma as a public health problem, the Fred Hollows Foundation says.

Urgent health challenges are at the centre of the 76th WHO Regional Committee for the Western Pacific.

The increasing cancer burden is being hampered by weak data collection and registry systems.

The Ministry of Health and Medical Services has reaffirmed its commitment to improving women’s and girls’ Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights, stressing its importance for human rights, health, gender equality, and economic growth.

A new morgue will be built at Tavua Hospital by July 2026, ending decades of reliance on an outdated facility that was donated more than 35 years ago.