Ministry of Health and Medical Services

Hon. Rosy Sofia Akbar - Minister for Health and Medical Services

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.

For more information, please visit website - www.health.gov.fj

Permanent Secretary: Ms. Susan Kiran

Office Location:
3rd Floor Dinem House, 88 Amy Street, Suva.

Postal Address:
PO Box 2223, Government Buildings, Suva, Fiji.

Phone: (679) 3306177
Fax: (679) 3306163
Email: info@health.gov.fj