Healthy Settings training for Staff in the central Division. Participants at the training with Trainer Peni Vailave for the World Health Organisation. Nurses and health inspectors in the Central Division are being trained on the 7D’s for health settings. This approach to organising health settings involves a 7-step development process: discovery, discussion, dream, direction, design,…
September is physical activity and mental health month so we thought of touching base with some of our returning athletes from the recent Pacific Games in Papua New Guinea to get their thoughts on physical activity and mental health. Our next athlete is William Qounadou who won silver as part of the men’s basketball…
Health: Let’s move Fiji! September marks Physical Activity month in the Health Calender and it is important to be reminded of the health benefits that we can get from just simply moving. Physical activity reduces the risk of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as heart disease, diabetes and mental illness. Being active keeps the mind and…
This is the first of a series of articles, which are written around the celebrations of World Suicide Prevention Day (September 10) and World Mental Health Day (October 10) to raise awareness on issues concerning mental health. There is evidence that people do not relate well to the term “mental health”. When we hear the…
Last week on Sept 10 was World Suicide Prevention Day. Suicide is a major public health concern in Fiji and the Ministry of Health & Medical Services is concerned with the alarming numbers reported for suicide each year. In Fiji, an average of 120 deaths by suicide are recorded every year. From July 2012-July 2015…