The Fiji National University’s College of Medicine, Nurses, and Health Sciences Dean strongly believes that local nurses have the potential to excel in foreign countries if they receive training tailored to meet the standards.

The Health Ministry at some point will have to explore the possibility of recruiting nurses from overseas.

The current Public Private Partnership program for general practitioners have not yielded the desired outcomes says Health Minister Doctor Atonio Lalabalavu.

The Ministry of Health, along with Diabetes Fiji, has taken a new approach to combating non-communicable diseases, especially diabetes, which has become a national crisis.

Pacific Specialist Healthcare started its neurological surgery services at its Nadi hospital this month.

The Health Ministry has assured that HIV medicines are safe and can save lives.

UNAIDS Goodwill Ambassador, Ratu Epeli Nailatikau highlights that HIV doesn’t discriminate, and neither should we.

An area in Tailevu, previously identified as a typhoid hotspot, now enjoys access to a clean water supply.

Over 53,000 people in the Northern Division have received successful typhoid vaccinations, accounting for around 40% of the targeted population set by the Ty-FIVE campaign.

Indian High Commissioner Palaniswamy Karthigeyan has emphasized that cooperation in the healthcare sector is a key area of focus in the bilateral development partnership.

Infrastructure maintenance is one of the key issues identified at the Beqa Health Center on Beqa Island.

Ministry of Health Permanent Secretary Doctor James Fong says he is not surprised that local nurses recruited to work in a hospital in American Samoa did not pass the National Council Licensing Examination in order to be certified as registered nurses.