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10 December 2025

Fiji’s HIV epidemic escalates: New rapid assessment highlights urgent gaps in access to safe injecting equipment, HIV prevention, and stigma-free care among people who inject drugs

Unsafe injecting practices, due to lack of harm reduction services like needle/syringe programmes (NSPs), are driving HIV transmission among people who inject drugs in Fiji. Metham ...

4 December 2025

Media release

Stronger and healthier islands: Reaching every child with life-saving vaccines

Every vaccine given is a step toward a brighter tomorrow—where children thrive, families flourish, and the Solomon Islands moves forward with confidence. The country, through the M ...

20 November 2025

Media release

Data and digital transformation to achieve Health for All

In today’s ever-evolving health landscape, having the right data to make informed decisions has never been more critical. Cognizant of this, the Ministry of Health and Medical Serv ...

18 November 2025

Joint News Release

Strengthening community and health system climate-resilience with KOICA support

The completed Laucala Village climate adaptation project and opening of the newly renovated Naililili Nursing Station were celebrated today. Laucala Village is 1 of 4 villages acro ...