Agriculture Minister Vatimi Rayalu has voiced deep concern over the escalating rates of anemia within the population, particularly affecting children under five years old.

A school teacher who was among three people who underwent spine surgery at the Nasese Private Hospital says the doctors saved him from the hassle of traveling overseas for such a complex surgery.

Minister for Health, Dr Atonio Lalabalavu says Fijians can expect huge changes at the CWM Hospital in Suva.

A team from Artemis Hospital in India carried out two successful, complicated spine surgeries at Nasese Private Hospital this week, while one was operated on this afternoon.

The Ministry of Health in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture and UNICEF this morning launched the National Nutrition Month and the World Breastfeeding Week.

Recent data shows that the incidence of HIV infections among children was the highest ever recorded in the country since 1989, prompting further demands for pregnant women to get tested.

The Levuka Hospital mortuary is now back in operation after facing technical difficulties earlier this year.

The Health Ministry is dealing with an underpowered electrical circuit.

Young people have been urged to engage in safe sex and get tested to learn their HIV status as statistics reveal that more young people are becoming infected with HIV.

The Ministry of Health will sign a Memorandum of Understanding with YWAM Ships Aotearoa Limited as approved by cabinet.

The Ministry of Health is working on a number of projects to ensure they are adequately resourced and better prepared for any future health crisis.

Methodist Church of Fiji General Secretary Reverend Wilfred Regunamada has underscored the pressing need to address the global prevalence of HIV, extending the concern to Fiji.