PESTICIDE APPLICATOR TRAINING FOR HEALTH OFFICIALS Sixteen health inspectors are undergoing a workshop, which aims to enhance Fiji’s National Vector Control Unit’s (NVCU) capacity to respond to vector-borne disease epidemics. The two-week long training program is being facilitated by representatives of the US Navy’s Environmental Preventive Medicine Unit Six (NEPMU-6), who are based out of…
MINISTER PAYS TRIBUTE TO 21 YEARS OF SERVICE Last Thursday, the Minister for Health and Medical Services Hon. Jone Usamate paid tribute to Empower Pacific on its 21st anniversary for the counselling and support services it has provided Fijians since its inception. Speaking at the celebrations in Lautoka, Minister Usamate said the partnership between the Ministry…
Pharmaceutical Society Annual Conference commended as timely The Hon. Assistant Minister for Health & Medical Services Mrs Veena Bhatnagar has commended the Fiji Pharmaceutical Society at its Annual Conference for convening at a time where there is a need for improvements in service delivery. “The demand for pharmaceutical supplies continues to accelerate and the role…
KAILA: Pacific Voice for Action on Agenda 2030 Pacific Island Ministers gathered in Nadi last week to deliberate on strengthening climate change resilience through reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health (RMNCAH) before upcoming COP21 climate change talks in Paris. The impact of climate change on health systems has been taken on as a challenge…
The Minister for Health and Medical Services Mr Jone Usamate launched the Color Explosion Fiji 2016 “Rang De Viti” meaning “Let’s Color Fiji” program at the Waterfront Hotel in Lautoka last week. This event, now in its second year, is ideally developed to encourage people to engage in physical activities and enjoy a healthy life,…