Health

42 children from Culanuku and Dranikula in Serua had their hearts screened at the Sai Sanjeevani Medical Centre yesterday.

Tax avoidance and evasion continue to undermine effective tobacco control policies.

COVID-19 has affected the ability of many Fijians to access healthy food.

Health Ministry Chief Medical Advisor Dr Jemesa Tudravu stresses that there can never be Universal Health Coverage without safe surgery, anesthesia, and obstetrics.

There is a need for nurses in Fiji to be trained in Oncology or the treatment of cancer.

The Health Ministry’s Centre for Disease Control has conducted over 10,000 COVID-19 tests.

The Fiji Women’s Crisis Centre has called on Fijians to challenge the stereotypes surrounding breast cancer.

Those diagnosed with breast cancer will have a very high chance of survival if they present themselves early to hospitals.

609 people have been registered with the Fiji Cancer Society and 196 newly diagnosed cases have been recorded so far this year.

Late detection in child cancer has been a continuous issue for WOWs Kids Fiji.

Rheumatic heart disease is one of the common causes of death among 5 to 29-year–olds.

Heart disease in the country is reaching heights never seen before.