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| Dr Jiko Luveni, Minister for Health, Women and Social Welfare |
The Ministry of Health is responsible for the following:
Medical services including drug and other supplies, associated with patient care in urgan hospitals and health centres, Subdivisional hospitals, Rural Medical and Nursing Stations;
Research confined to virus control, vector control, filariasis control and surveillance of AIDS;
Public Health targeted at Maternal/Child Health, Communicable Disease Prevention, Family Planning, Pollution Control and Rural Health Sefices;
Health Education and Training through FSM and FSN;
Operation of three Nursing Homes (Old People’s Home) at Suva, Lautoka and Labasa;
In the years ahead, the Ministry of Health will pursue health priorities to include the following:
- Workforce planning, training and development
- Health education and information
- Health Management and Reform
- Cost recovery and health insurance
- Donor co-ordination
- Equipment for sub-divisional hospitals and health centres
- Health Education/Health Promotion development project
- Occupational Health and Safety
- Maintenance of the new Paediatric Hospital, CWMH
- Construction and maintenance of the new Nadi Hospital extension
- Continuation of the Taveuni Rural & Community Health Project
- Major Upgrading of Health Centres in Western, Northern and Central/Eastern Division.
- Construction of the new Vunidawa Hospital, Naitasiri
- Masterplan and Design for Labasa, Ba and Nasinu Hospital
- Upgrading of major (Divisional and Specialist) Hospitals
- Upgrading of Health Information System.
Permanent Secretary: Dr Lepani Waqatakirewa
Office Location:
3rd Floor Dinem House, 88 Amy Street, Suva.
Postal Address:
PO Box 2223, Government Buildings, Suva, Fiji.
Website Address:
www.health.gov.fj
Phone: (679) 3306177
Fax: (679) 3306163
info@health.gov.fj
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