Health

The Ministry of Health is currently working with the World Health Organization in providing Public Health and Primary Care Management around the country, due to the COVID-19 outbreak worldwide.

The Sai Prema Foundation will be collaborating with heart surgeons from overseas to help run its new facility in Nasese, Suva.

The Health Ministry has set the record straight saying they have just heightened their precautionary measures against COVID-19.

Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama has assured that travel restrictions implemented in light of COVID-19 will normalize when it is safe to do so.

The Prime Minister says Fiji’s response effort to the global spread of COVID-19 is proving effective as we don’t have any confirmed cases so far.

Five new cancer cases have been registered with the Fiji Cancer in the first week of this month.

Local shipping agent, Transam Fiji says the cruise ships they represent have taken precautionary measures in light of the Coronavirus outbreak.

Forty cases of congenital heart defects were diagnosed last year through the screening of 460 children.

Fiji annually records about 200 cases of Congenital Heart Disease, the most common birth defect in the world.

A number of nursing issues are currently being discussed at the inaugural Pacific Heads of Nursing meeting in Nadi.

The Prime Minister has called on Fijians to remain calm, practice good hygiene and avoid spreading false rumors as the novel-Coronavirus continues to spread.

Putting those suspected for Coronavirus under quarantined can be a difficult issue for their loved ones however, the Ministry of Health is pleased with how they have understood the importance of it being done.