Tag: health
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Five-month-old Fiji boy with VSD undergoes successful heart surgery by visiting Australian team, discharged home
Months of worry for a Fiji family end in relief as their five-month-old son undergoes successful heart surgery in Lautoka. A visiting Australian surgical team carried… Read more
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Fiji launches Bushells Biggest Morning Tea to mobilise hospitality sector for nationwide cancer awareness and support
Fiji’s biggest morning tea launches a nationwide push to fight cancer and encourage healthier living. As the campaign enters its 20th year, it widens from fundraising… Read more
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Fiji budget 2026–27: Dialogue Fiji pushes for 15% health spend, cost-of-living relief and broader crime prevention
Ordinary Fijians are signaling clear priorities for the next budget: stronger health services, relief from rising costs, and a broader, more preventive approach to crime and… Read more
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Fiji OHS conference calls for embedding psychosocial risk in governance and decision-making
Psychosocial risk management must be woven into governance and everyday decisions, not treated as an afterthought. A pragmatic push emphasizes early intervention, worker insight, and context-specific… Read more
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True Fitness Opens in Navua as Grace Road Group Launches Health-Focused Gym to Tackle NCDs
Navua gains a new fitness hub as True Fitness opens at the True Mart complex, backed by community leaders and a clear health-focused mission. The club… Read more
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Suva Teachers Lead Tobacco-Tax Funded Five-Point Plan to Fight Noncommunicable Diseases
Educators in Suva are at the center of a new push to prevent lifestyle-related illnesses, backed by a tobacco‑tax funded plan. The initiative blends policy, community… Read more
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Samoa PM hospitalised at Auckland’s Middlemore Hospital; CCU admission prompts calls for transparency
Samoa’s prime minister has been hospitalised in Auckland after an urgent medevac, arriving in a critical care setting. With limited public updates and rising speculation, communities… Read more
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Fiji’s Identical Quadruplets Turn 2 After NICU Beginnings and Strong Community Support
Four identical quadruplets faced a fragile start in the NICU, and a village of support helped a family through the toughest weeks. Now turning two, the… Read more
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Chaudhry Demands Parliamentary Scrutiny of Fiji’s Vuda Waste-to-Energy Plan Over Waste Imports and Climate Commitments
Fiji’s Labour Party pushes Parliament into a heated debate over a fast-tracked waste-to-energy project, warning the process lacks accountability and could threaten health, tourism and climate… Read more
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Fiji HIV Prevention: Advocates Urge Keeping Abstinence in the Toolkit Amid Push for Inclusive, Culturally Sensitive Messaging
An advocate warns that abandoning abstinence in Fiji’s HIV prevention could alienate faith-based communities and weaken the national response. The debate centers on balancing traditional values… Read more