Health

Fiji’s Health Ministry is keeping a close watch on the spread of the SARS virus, also known as the Coronavirus, and developing strategies to counter its reach into the country.

The Health Ministry is continuing its persistence to ensure they mitigate the risk of diseases that normally arise during this time of the year.

Fiji, Samoa and Tonga have conducted wide-scale vaccination campaigns aimed at closing immunity gaps to stop the transmission of the measles virus.

The Ministry of health have recorded a reduction in the number of diseases that normally spike during rainy season in Fiji.

The Health Minister has clarified there is no major threat of chickenpox, despite reports that some cases have been highlighted amongst Fijians.

The Health Ministry is urging Fijians to take responsibility and hold traders accountable for selling food products unsafe for consumption.

With heavy rain forecast for the Northern Division due to TC Tino, the Health Ministry has stated this may increase the threat of Dengue fever cases.

In an effort to build Fiji’s capacity and capability in dealing with non-communicable diseases, Dr Gade Waqa of the new Fiji Institute of Pacific Health Research will research the effect of such lifestyle diseases in Fiji.

The Sai Prema Foundation Fiji is working with the Health Ministry to provide more training for local medical staff.

The Sai Prema Foundation Fiji has conducted 71 open heart surgeries in Fiji over the past two years costing $7 million.

In an effort to effectively respond to the impact of TC Sarai, 2 teams consisting of government officials and medical personnel will leave for Southern Lau today.

The Health Minister is concerned after hearing misinformation about Fiji’s non-communicable disease statistics.