Read the articles below, or choose from a different topic.
A MAJOR health catastrophe could be developing after new research uncovered that one in every five kids in Fiji were either overweight or obese. And there are major concerns over the impact this could have on academic performance in the ...
OneWorld.net's take: The Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip is weakening the already-fragile health care system as hospitals run out of essential medicines and supplies and power cuts disable equipment, says a medical aid worker in the ...
“Based on statistics from the Labour Ministry’s HASAWA [Health and Safety at Work Act], this is the first time a project has reached this milestone on any construction projects in the Fiji Islands.” Telesource Chief Executive Officer ...
Interim Health Minister Dr Jiko Luveni said the "once a life time" registration of medical practitioners needed to be changed and that a new yearly or two-yearly registration be introduced and linked to ongoing performance assessment ...
If that packaging is not disposed of properly it becomes litter, bringing with it public health and public amenity costs," the report warned. "The urban areas of Fiji have been facing a serious litter problem for some time, ...
"Distinctions are urgently needed in the Fiji health supply budgets," the report added. "This is to prevent the costs of specialist needs such as HIV-AIDS, oncology, etc, eating an overlarge share of the medical supply budget. ...
[Local] A MAJOR health catastrophe could be developing after new research uncovered that one in every five kids in Fiji were either overweight or obese. → Join the discussion (36 responses so far). Free riders pose problem ...
Update: 12:48PM AWARENESS on reproductive health is growing and Fijis 18-29-year-old group may lead the way in the increased use of condoms, a United Nations Population Fund report said. The future may also see younger families ...
PSC chairman Rishi Ram confirmed the Health Ministry had withdrawn charges against some doctors implicated in the child's death. "Two more doctors had charges against them withdrawn by the ministry," Mr Ram said. ...
"It is also for the community health workers to reach out to the community and teach them on the dangers of the infection," he said. The Ministry of Health has set a goal that by 2010 targeting that all filarisis infection in Fiji will ...
Oral health neglected. Sunday, November 02, 2008. Update: 1:37PM INTERIM Health Minister Dr Jiko Luveni has expressed great concern at the fact that despite being so important, oral health has been neglected in Fiji. ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Barack Obama has chosen former U.S. Senate Democratic leader Tom Daschle as his top official to overhaul the U.S. healthcare system, two Democratic sources said on Wednesday.As Health and Human Services secretary, ...
Update: 5:21PM It will be difficult to achieve national health goals, including the Millennium Development Goals by 2015, without greater and more effective investment in health systems and services, according to the World Health ...
I would really love to see what our transport and communications experts have in any Strategic Plans that they might have for Fiji in the area of transport and communications. One look at the import figures shows what a heavy reliance ...
fiji’s interim ministry of health is finalising a new food security draft lbill. the fijitimes reports fiji will be the first pacific island country to come up with a law on food safety. the regulation will protect the health of the ...