The Health Ministry has upgraded the water laboratory and set up a new food and leptospirosis laboratory to tackle food and waterborne diseases.

Ba Hospital, managed by Aspen Medical has become the first hospital in the Pacific to receive the Gold Seal of Approval from Joint Commission International.

Labasa Hospital recorded 125 stroke cases in 2024, and by May this year, the number had already reached 120, raising alarms about early detection and prevention.

New Zealand High Commissioner to Fiji, Charlotte Darlow, is stressing the importance of removing stigma for women and youth in accessing sexual and reproductive health services.

The United Nations Population Fund is stepping up efforts to curb rising HIV cases by expanding services to 130 health facilities across Fiji, ensuring even the most rural communities have access to prevention, diagnosis, and treatment.

Hospitals are reporting a rise in heart-related emergencies, even among people in their 20s and 30s.

The tuberculosis and dermatology ward, which was commissioned yesterday, comes as part of Fiji’s commitment to enhancing health care in the country.

Fiji is calling for stronger regional collective readiness as Pacific nations work to implement the amended International Health Regulations 2005.

Cervical cancer remains one of the leading causes of death among women in the Northern Division, with Labasa Hospital recording 19 cases last year alone, and the youngest patient was just 28 years old.

The New Zealand High Commissioner to Fiji, Charlotte Darlow, says that sexual health needs are being prioritized because they are a core part of public health.

Fiji has eliminated trachoma as a public health problem, the Fred Hollows Foundation says.

Urgent health challenges are at the centre of the 76th WHO Regional Committee for the Western Pacific.