The Fiji Nursing Association has reported that a growing number of nurses are leaving their jobs due to poor leadership in the Health Ministry.

While efforts to combat tuberculosis are underway, there are now concerns about drug-resistant cases.

Over 50 successful heart surgeries have been conducted by Aspen Medical since October last year.

Around 130,000 Fijians in the Northern Division will now have better health protection following the commissioning of the Environmental Health Laboratory.

The Sai Sanjeevani Children Hospital is expecting a surgery team from the United States of America to conduct complex heart surgery.

The death of a mother of seven from tuberculosis at the Tamavua Twomey Hospital last year was lesson for a police officer who made sure that he took his medications on time.

The global incidence of tuberculosis has increased due to COVID-19 pandemic says Health Minister Doctor Atonio Lalabalavu.

Over the years, there had been a growing need to address environmental sampling and monitoring of typhoid within the Northern Division, and this required a fully functional laboratory.

Around 2000 children will be able to access heart scans and specialized heart disease diagnostics through mobile outreach conducted by Sri Sathya Sai Sanjeevani Children’s Hospital.

The Ministry of Health is concerned with the accumulating backlog of cases in all divisions post COVID-19.

The Ministry of Health will continue to push for the vaccine booster dose through various initiatives.

High intake of sugar along with tobacco and alcohol use, and poor hygiene is being attributed as the primary drivers of oral diseases.