The World Health Organisation (WHO) defines public health as the art and science of preventing disease, prolonging life and promoting health through the organised efforts of society.  This definition drives Darisha Datt’s mission of working with the community to ensure that people live a healthy life. For Datt, “Public health is a broad field overlooking…Read More

Jason Mallam and his colleges are often seen strapped to the Energy Fiji Limited (EFL) poles, repairing cables and miraculously restoring electricity supply. Mallam is an Installation & Maintenance electrician “A” but becoming an Electrician wasn’t Mallam’s initial choice. Like many youngsters, FNU alumnus, Jason Mallam had a dream to be a pilot. The unfortunate…Read More

Standing tall in his hospital scrubs, curiously looking through the file of a young toddler before greeting him in a cheery voice which is instantly reciprocated with a generous smile from the patient. This is how Dr Savenaca Seduadua, the Pediatric Registrar at CWMH normally starts his daily shift consulting and checking on his young…Read More

From humble beginnings as a youngster employed as a Fitter Machinist, Jimi Taniela today is the head of one of Fiji’s oldest and largest food production company the Flour Mills of Fiji Foods Limited. The jovial senior manager joined FMF in October 1994 and has served in various departments within the organisation. Taniela’s current role…Read More

Growing up, Sitiveni Hicks was always interested in lending a helping hand towards the development of Fiji. He saw the importance of having excellent infrastructure like roads and bridges and learnt that all such construction was made possible by engineers. He decided that he was going to become an engineer as well. Hicks took up…Read More