By Josefa Uluilakeba
The newly commissioned Tokou village dispensary will benefit more than 500 people in the district of Nasinu on Ovalau.
Costing the Government $140,000, the new dispensary replaces the old one that was destroyed by Cyclone Winston in 2016.
Assistant Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister, Sakiusa Tubuna, who officiated at the commissioning, said the completion of the dispensary project will reduce the need to travel to Levuka for minor medical needs and treatment and will also cater to the immediate needs of our school and the elderly.
“Make full use of the government assistance that is now being handed over to you; take ownership and responsibility, this is your Dispensary,” Asst. Minister Tubuna said.
“The Government of the day will continue to work for you all, especially for the ordinary Fijians in our villages in rural and maritime areas.”