Rising work stress and burnout among frontline mental health workers have prompted a major shift toward staff care, with the opening of a new well-being centre at St Giles Hospital today.

New groundwater sources could be identified across parts of Vanua Levu when results of an Airborne Geophysical Survey are released in March.

The Health Ministry says there is a temporary shortage of Benzathine Penicillin, the antibiotic used to treat Rheumatic Heart Disease patients.

Pacific Dermatology Limited donated medical equipment valued at $53,000 to the Ministry of Health and Medical Services.

Assistant Health Minister Penioni Ravunawa has issued a strong warning, cautioning communities against involving children in drain and flood clean-up activities.

Only 40 percent of Fijian mothers currently practice exclusive breastfeeding, far below the global ideal of 80 percent, and experts say workplaces are a major roadblock.

A temporary built-in pharmacy has officially opened at Lautoka Hospital today, bringing much-needed relief to patients who previously had to travel to external pharmacies to access their prescribed medicines.

The Water Authority of Fiji has clarified that its network, including modern plastic pipeline systems, is safe and internationally approved for potable water applications, and poses no risk to public health or water quality.

Fiji is facing a serious childhood malnutrition crisis, with 63 percent of children under the age of five affected.

The Ministry of Health has advised the public to avoid the Colo-i-Suva Forest Park area and swimming in the forest pools until further notice due to the risk of leptospirosis following recent cases.

Fijians have been urged to take immediate precautionary measures following a recent death and admissions with suspected severe leptospirosis last week.

Fiji is ramping up efforts to eliminate scabies as a public health concern, with new national guidelines, stronger surveillance and improved access to treatment now in place.