Hospital Facing Increased Demand

Hospital facing increased demand

A hospital is under high pressure due to high levels of flu, stomach bugs and winter illnesses

Ministry notes rise in flu cases

AN increase in an influenza-like illness (ILI) has been observed in all four division in Fiji by health officials. In a statement, the Health Ministry confirmed the increase as consistent with the country’s seasonal influenza period which typically occurred during cooler and wetter months of the year. “Recent surveillance data from the Fiji Centre for Disease Control (Fiji CDC), collected through the Early Warning Alert and Response Surveillance…

MoH warns of seasonal flu increase; steps up surveillance

The Ministry of Health has recorded an increase in influenza-like illnesses across all four divisions. The MoH, in a statement, says this increase is consistent with the country’s seasonal influenza period, which typically occurs during the cooler and wetter months of the year. It says that recent surveillance data from the Fiji Centre for Disease […]