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Usfijitimes New hospital ready by 2026

WEBSource: Fijitimes 24 September, 2023. The new 305-bed hospital in Lautoka will be ready by 2026, says Aspen Medical chief executive officer Gavin Whiteside. He made the comments after meeting the Deputy Prime Minister and the Minister for Finance Professor Biman Prasad, who was on a tour of the Western Division this week. “The plan is for 305

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Usfijitimes Plans for new state-of-the-art hospital

WEBPlans have been unveiled for the construction of a new state-of-the-art hospital to be named “Lautoka White Orchid Private Hospital” in Lautoka spearheaded by two former Fiji citizens who began their medical career in the country.

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Usfijitimes State-of-the-art private hospital

WEBNadi will soon be home to the South Pacific’s first-ever biggest private multi-speciality hospital. The Pacific Specialist Healthcare Hospital is located on 1 Legalega Rd, right opposite Tokatoka Resort and a one-minute drive from the Nadi International Airport.

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Usfijitimes MOH continues with program

WEBThe Health Ministry had implemented the integration of COVID-19 vaccines with its routine immunisation or vaccination for children in October last year.

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Usfijitimes Healthcare delivery ‘in serious trouble’

WEBOne of Fiji’s leading orthopedic surgeons says healthcare delivery in the country is “in serious trouble”. Dr Eddie McCaig said the issues were obvious while speaking at the National Economic Summit (NES) third plenary session on Thursday which focused on universal coverage and basic health care.

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Usfijitimes Fijians to access free health scheme online

WEBSource: Fijitimes 02 April, 2023. Fijians can now access a Free Health Scheme online portal on an integrated digital platform which has been launched in a public-private partnership between FijiCare Insurance Ltd and the Ministry of Finance’s Health Care Schemes. The online portal houses information regarding all the government approved

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Usfijitimes Group: Stop mRNA vaccine

WEBThe Karoni Viti Advocacy Group, an anti-COVID-19 vaccine group, is calling on the Government to conduct public consultations on the World Health Organization amendments to the International Health Regulation 2015 (IHR).

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Usfijitimes ‘Lack in full, active board of visitors’

WEBHealth Minister Dr Atonio Lalabalavu has revealed that 15 hospitals across the country lack both full and active board of visitors. Speaking at a British High Commission fundraising event for the Colonial War Memorial Hospital, Dr Atonio stated the ministry is advertising for board of visitors applications as part of their plan to improve …

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Usfijitimes NCD burden estimated at $591m

WEBFiji’s non-communicable diseases burden is estimated to cost the economy up to $591.4 million annually, says Health Ministry’s chief medical advisor Dr Jemesa Tudravu.

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Usfijitimes Dr Fong on the need for healthcare partnership

WEBThere is a need to have a lot of private sector entities involved in providing healthcare in partnership with government, says Health Ministry permanent secretary Dr James Fong.

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Usfijitimes Heartworm diseases

WEBInside a dog, a heartworm’s lifespan is five to seven years. Adult heartworms look like strands of cooked spaghetti, with males reaching about four to six inches in length and females reaching about 10 to 12 inches in length. The number of worms living inside an infected dog is called the worm burden.

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Usfijitimes Pastor claims residents do not feel safe

WEBResidents do not feel safe in their communities because of drunkards on the streets, says Nadi church pastor Conan Hatch. He said this while making submissions at a public consultation on the review of nightclub hours in Nadi this week.

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Usfijitimes Clean up at CWM hospital

WEBAs part of the Colonial War Memorial Hospital (CWMH) 100 years celebration, a clean-up campaign was organised by the CWM Board of Visitors and hospital staff members early yesterday morning.

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Usfijitimes Cabinet approves FluTracking project in Fiji

WEBAn online health surveillance system used to detect disease and epidemic outbreaks across Australia and New Zealand will be implemented in Fiji.

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Usfijitimes CWMH clean-up campaign

WEBTHE Colonial War Memorial Hospital board of visitors and administration held a successful clean-up campaign last Saturday. The purpose of the clean-up campaign was to create, maintain and sustain a sound and clean working environment for quality healthcare delivery at CWMH for patients and families, contribute towards effective healthcare services, …

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Usfijitimes Food security and nutrition challenges

WEBWHEN Dr Madhuvanti Murphy landed in Fiji, hours after leaving Trinidad and Tobago, the striking resemblance to her homeland was uncanny at first.</

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Usfijitimes Minister says we should be grateful to Korea

WEBHealth Minister Dr Atonio Lalabalavu last week acknowledged the Korean Government for providing $22.2 million for the construction of a new National Rehabilitation Centre in Tamavua.

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Usfijitimes Nurse migration issue

WEBHealth Ministry permanent secretary Dr James Fong says he agrees with nephrologist specialist Dr Amrish Krishnan on the urgent need to address nurse migration because it is leading to critical shortages in Fiji.

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Fiji does not spend enough on healthcare – Dr McCaig

WEBFiji does not spend enough on healthcare and financial issues combined with high staff turnover all point to a health system in dire straits. This was the view expressed by retired orthopedic surgeon Dr Eddie McCaig while speaking at the National Economic Summit’s third plenary session on healthcare on Thursday.

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