The Ministry of Health is getting retired nurses back into the workforce to fill the vacant positions left by those who have gone for greener pastures.

A comprehensive strategy that links prevention to treatment is needed to save the lives of the hundreds of people living with HIV in the country.

The newest private hospital, Pacific Specialist Healthcare, in Nadi, opposite the International Airport, is expected to start operations later this month.

Fiji is facing a shortage of midwives as many have taken up overseas offers.

The Nadi Chamber Commerce and Industry welcomes the setting up of the newest Private Hospital Pacific Specialist Healthcare in Nadi.

The Ministry of Health says long-term, sustainable changes need to happen in order to retain medical staff, as the ministry lost 807 nurses last year.

The Health Ministry is unaware of any potentially fatal cough syrup being in circulation in Fiji.

Staying updated with scheduled immunizations is crucial to preventing outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases.

Fiji is currently the second-fastest-growing epidemic in the Asia-Pacific region in terms of HIV cases.

WHO Representative to the South Pacific, Dr. Mark Jacobs, believes the movement of health professionals to another country is something that will be hard to stop.

The hopes of kidney disease patients have been boosted, as the construction of the Northern Dialysis Center extension has commenced.

Deputy Prime Minister Professor Biman Prasad has acknowledged the efforts of Sai Sanjeevani Children Hospital in Nasese Suva which has conducted open heart surgeries on children.