Minister for Health Doctor Atonio Lalabalavu is visiting the Balevuto community in Ba today.

Two young girls were discharged today from the Sri Sathya Sai Sanjeevani Children’s Hospital after a successful heart surgery operation.

$2.4 million was given to the Ministry for Health and Medical Services through the exchange of notes from Japan’s grant aid.

The Ministry of Health will be working with other government ministries to address the increasing HIV cases in the country.

Over 400 doctors, nurses, and allied health workers have resigned in the last six months.

The Ministry of Health is addressing the urgent need for infrastructural improvements at Nayavu Health Center due to its deteriorating condition.

Health authorities in the Balevuto Medical Area are scrambling to uncover the source of a sudden and alarming increase in diarrhoeal disease cases that has left residents worried and seeking answers.

The Health Ministry is facing significant challenges due to the aging medical equipment, affecting its ability to deliver essential services.

The diarrheal outbreak in Balevuto, Ba continues to escalate, as the Health Ministry is currently seeing four to five new cases per day as opposed to 0 to two cases per day prior to this outbreak.

The Ministry of Health and Medical Services acknowledge that the current surge in loss of healthcare workers, especially nurses is impacting their ability to deliver operational plans effectively.

The Minister for Health and Medical Services, Dr. Atonio Lalabalavu, cleared the air on the causes of the deaths of the seven people in Ba, which were not from the diarrhoea outbreak.

Although measures have been taken to address non-communicable diseases, the number of cases keeps increasing, causing significant challenges for individuals, families, healthcare systems, and the economy.