Although the current COVID-19 crisis is a major health issue across the globe, a key issue that has been affecting humankind for decades is climate change and the mismanagement of natural resources. Whilst contributing the most to this threat on our environment, people are also the solution to the problem through the application of appropriate…Read More

The current COVID-19 pandemic reinforces the important value of health research to society. It offers opportunities to health workers to develop and apply the fundamental skills in analysing data and producing information products or reports from various data sources or health information systems. Health research provides critical information about disease trends and risk factors, outcomes…Read More

Koila Lees Finau always had a keen interest in science and the environment.  While growing up, she constantly desired to improve the health of the ecosystems and the planet and to fulfil her passion for becoming an innovative custodian of the land, its biodiversity and its heritage; she enrolled in the Bachelor of Science in…Read More

The Fiji National University (FNU) will now be able to offer psychosocial support to students and staff in rural or remote areas after strengthening its partnership with the Fiji Women’s Crisis Centre (FWCC) by signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). Through the partnership, FWCC will provide both face to face and phone counselling to FNU…Read More

The Fiji National University’s (FNU) College of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences (CMNHS) this week hosted the second of a series of virtual panel discussions regarding the vaccine, the COVID test and other questions related to the pandemic and prevention of efforts. Chaired by the CMNHS Associate Dean Research and Director of the Fiji Institute…Read More