FBC News: Access to quality healthcare a challenge for women: UNFPA

United Nations Population Fund Executive Director, Doctor Natalia Kanem (left), Minister Finance Professor Biman Prasad. [Source: FBC News]

Women and young girls in remote rural communities in Fiji face challenges accessing quality healthcare.

This, according to United Nations Population Fund Executive Director, Doctor Natalia Kanem.

She states that the country has only one nurse or midwife for every 900 women of reproductive age, with over 90 per cent of them concentrated in urban areas or the main island.

Doctor Kanem emphasizes the urgent need for innovative solutions to improve access to quality health services across Fiji.

Check out the full story at FBC News, along with other news from Fiji and around the Pacific.