Korea’s Ambassador to Fiji, Kim Jin Hyung met Minister for Health Dr Atonio Lalabalavu yesterday morning revealing his country’s interest and support for Fiji’s medical care.

The Fiji Cancer Society has noted an increasing trend in gynecologic cancer cases that start in a woman’s reproductive organs.

St. Giles Hospital is experiencing a surge in adolescent substance abuse cases, prompting the Health Ministry to emphasize the urgent need for care and advocacy.

With a record-breaking 245 new HIV cases reported in 2022, the Ministry of Health intensifies its call for safe sex practices and emphasizes the crucial need for HIV screening.

The Rheumatic Heart Disease unit expresses enthusiasm for the upcoming series of community health expos.

Makogai Island was known to be the only hope for those who contracted leprosy or Hansen’s disease and were discriminated against or cast out of their families and villages in late 1911, a time when there was no cure and isolation was the only option for them.

St Giles Hospital is setting up a new department dedicated to prioritizing patients’ needs based on the nature of their cases.

The Ministry of Health has initiated a significant project to revamp the emergency center at Labasa Hospital.

The Ministry of Health and Medical Services has unveiled plans to decentralize its services.

The Non-Government Organisation Diabetes Fiji is demanding collaboration to combat diabetes.

The Fiji Cancer Society last year recorded 12 new cases of lung cancer, which is the third most common cancer among men in Fiji.

There has been an increase in asymptomatic cases of rheumatic heart disease among children which according to RHD Divisional Coordinator Central and Eastern, Poonam Pal is a worrying trend.