Kidney disease remains one of the country’s serious but often overlooked health issue with many people unaware they have the condition until it reaches its lethal stage.

Patients and staff at Colonial War Memorial Hospital in Suva could soon see relief as new lifts installed in the hospital’s West Wing near completion after several years of breakdowns and limited service.

The Ministry of Health and Medical Services has commended the medical team at Lomaloma Hospital for stabilising a one-week-old baby delivered at the facility last week.

The crisis at St Giles Hospital is deepening, with more patients presenting with multiple mental health disorders, heavy substance abuse and serious related illnesses.

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.