New water testing equipments will reduce communicable diseases Water quality testing equipment presented to the Health Ministry. Thanks to a donation of water testing equipment from the WHO and UNICEF, the Health Ministry will improve its capacity to monitor the quality of drinking water in Fiji. The donation of 13 Potatest and 4 Potalab kits…
Health Ministry hopes to end AIDS epidemic by 2030. Participants at the HIV prevention training The 2016-2020 National Strategic Plan on Reducing HIV and STI in Fiji is now ready for implementation by the Health Ministry, in conjunction with stakeholders including civil society organisations which are undergoing training in disease prevention. This was revealed by…
PRESIDENT LEADS HEALTH WALK The Ministry of Health and Medical Services staff braved the wet and chilly weather before dawn on Wednesday last week to join the President of Fiji His Excellency Major General (Ret’d) Jioji Konrote for the morning walk to mark Physical Activity Month for the Ministry. A keen walker himself, the President…
KOICA FIJI OFFICE TO BOOST MEDICAL SERVICES. The opening of the Korean International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) Fiji office will strengthen the bilateral relationship between Fiji and Korea and will open many opportunities for further developments in the medical arena in Fiji. This was revealed by the outgoing Assistant Minister for Health and Medical Services Mrs…
Meet the New Permanent Secretary for Health and Medical services Mr Philip Davis “I was excited when I took up the position of Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Health and Medical Services this week. I follow in the footsteps of several much-loved leaders and I will work hard to build on their achievements. I…