Matron shelves dream home
A FORMER matron at a senior citizens home has shelved her dream of setting up a home of her own.
View ArticleDry spell dries out source
PEOPLE in Seaqaqa fear for their health given lack of rain in the area has started to dry out their water source.
View ArticleConditions worsen for vendors
MARKET vendors are unhappy with the worsening conditions they work in Seaqaqa.
View ArticleVillage diarrhoea scare
VILLAGES in Vanuabalavu, Lau, recorded increased cases of diarrhoea since July which has been attributed to the lack of rainfall in the past three months.
View ArticleProsecutor to prove injuries
THERE is proof that police inflicted injuries on an accused, the Magistrates Court in Suva was told by state prosecution.
View ArticleNational plan to fight NCDs
A NATIONAL Strategic Plan for combating non-communicable diseases is being drafted by the Ministry of Health and could include resolutions of the annual Fiji Health Symposium organised by the Fiji...
View ArticleCause of disability
NON-communicable diseases can also cause disability, the Fiji Health Symposium was told.
View ArticleAge of a deadly trend
THERE is a trend developing of workers succumbing to early retirement through chronic illness or sudden death, the Divisional Medical Officer Central Doctor Frances Bingwor has warned.
View ArticleAlarming figures
ABOUT 400 people between the ages of 45-49 died annually from non-communicable diseases from 1996 to 2008.
View Article300 limbs lost in a year
MORE than 300 diabetes patients have limbs amputated every year, according to artificial limb maker Sefanaia Sau.
View ArticleUrban women unfit:study
WOMEN over 35 years mostly living in urban areas are physically inactive, says Ministry of Health's Non-Communicable Diseases national adviser Doctor Isimeli Tukana.
View ArticleMedics meet
MEDICAL experts from a variety of specialisations have converged on the Fiji National University's School of Medicine in Suva for the Fiji Medical Association annual conference 2010.
View ArticleBSP unit wins Bula Friday
THE Bula Friday competition has been extended as a result of the response from businesses and companies around the country.
View ArticleCourt briefed on Bibi killing
TEEN sex worker, Zoya Bibi, was strangled to death, the High Court in Suva heard.
View ArticleProvinces told to restructure budget
THE Itaukei Affairs Board has advised all provincial council offices to restructure their budget estimates to cater for a decision to withhold Fijian Holdings dividend payments to the fourteen provinces.
View ArticleJoy of success
WHILE their grandchildren pounced around the Harbour Terminal eatery in central Suva yesterday, Kolodio Lesuma Senior and his wife Monika continued to praise God humbly for Junior's achievement.
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