The Rheumatic Heart Disease unit expresses enthusiasm for the upcoming series of community health expos.

Makogai Island was known to be the only hope for those who contracted leprosy or Hansen’s disease and were discriminated against or cast out of their families and villages in late 1911, a time when there was no cure and isolation was the only option for them.

St Giles Hospital is setting up a new department dedicated to prioritizing patients’ needs based on the nature of their cases.

The Ministry of Health has initiated a significant project to revamp the emergency center at Labasa Hospital.

The Ministry of Health and Medical Services has unveiled plans to decentralize its services.

The Non-Government Organisation Diabetes Fiji is demanding collaboration to combat diabetes.

The Fiji Cancer Society last year recorded 12 new cases of lung cancer, which is the third most common cancer among men in Fiji.

There has been an increase in asymptomatic cases of rheumatic heart disease among children which according to RHD Divisional Coordinator Central and Eastern, Poonam Pal is a worrying trend.

Diabetes and high blood pressure are prevalent non-communicable diseases reported daily at the Raiwaqa Health Centre, serving one of the largest urban populations, totalling 35,000 people.

The Fiji Cancer Society has emphasized the need to close the care gap for cancer patients.

The Raiwaqa Medical Area, which looks after 35,000 Fijians, reported a concerning increase in leptospirosis, typhoid, and dengue fever last year.

A staggering 1200 cases of non-communicable diseases were recorded within the Raiwai-Raiwaqa health subdivision last year.