Fiji

A recent cardiac screening conducted in the country, which examined over 8.000 children during awareness programmes, revealed that a disturbing 1,24% were diagnosed with congenital heart disease

Efforts are underway to further strengthen and promote kava exports to the US and the entire North American region; new import tariffs introduced or planned by President Trump are a pending variable

The Global Dental Development Fund has allocated $25.000 for a community health awareness project in Serua and Namosi, one of only five in the world to be awarded the grant

9.646 births were registered in Estonia last year, 1.075 fewer than in 2023, according to the demography department of the Ministry of the Interior

The Centre for iTaukei Studies at University of Fiji stands as the only centre to preserve and celebrate iTaukei culture in the country; for 2025, center’s educational activities will be expanded to Levuka, where traditional chiefs will be the professors

Fiji Police Forces have imposed travel restrictions in the city of Nadi, severely affected by continuous rains

The Fiji Performing Rights Association Limited appointed new members to its Board of Directors, Sireli Gumatua, Georgina Ledua, Natalie Raikadroka and Epi Naisoroa

Inefficiency in the use of resources in the health sector has been highlighted in a new World Bank report; the document also shows that spending on primary health care has increased in absolute terms, but decreased as a share of current health expenditure

The Saint Agnes Catholic Church launched a trauma awareness and recovery programme led by psychologist and post-traumatic stress disorder expert Ioane Sigarara

The Australian Defence Force has completed its support for Operation Kuru Kuru, assisting Fiji in the fight against illegal, unregulated and unreported fishing activities

The Cane Growers' Cooperative Savings and Loan Association shared updates on ongoing efforts to grow cooperatives and support members during a meeting with Deputy Prime Minister Manoa Kamikamica

Traditional leaders in Tailevu province were urged to join the government in the fight against drugs; the Minister of Home Affairs said Fiji is not a rich country to control the influx of illicit substances