These are stories of daily humanity, weekly humility, monthly humor with grace and annual human battles for the welfare of every single person in our blessed country of Fiji.
The Fiji Nursing Association recognises the need to stand as one and to offer support to the thousands of unwearying support-givers who will be there always to comfort the sick and unfortunate.
Health
A comprehensive health care system exists in Fiji and indigenous Fijians also use herbal medicines. Unlike other tropical countries Fiji is free of malaria and yellow fever.
The country guards itself against human, animal and vegetable pests and diseases through an effective quarantine system.
Compared to other developing countries, the infant mortality rate is low at 12 per thousand live births, population growth rate is low at 1.4% and life expectancy at birth is high at 70.5 years.
Access to improved water sources is low at 47% while 72% of population has access to sanitation. Around 90% of one year olds are immunised against tuberculosis and 70% are immunised against measles.
There is a low, 0.01% rate of HIV..
