FBC News: Health Minister to push for better working standards

Health Minister Doctor Atonio Lalabalavu attended the Fiji Nursing Association’s 64th Annual General Meeting in Lami yesterday.

Health Minister Doctor Atonio Lalabalavu [second from left] during the Fiji Nursing Association’s 64th Annual General Meeting in Lami yesterday. [Source: Ministry of Health & Medical Services - Fiji/Facebook]

The Ministry of Health will continue to push for better staff living and working standards.

Health Minister Doctor Atonio Lalabalavu made the comments during the Fiji Nursing Association’s 64th Annual General Meeting in Lami yesterday.

Doctor Lalabalavu says nurses are at the frontline of any response to major incidents and exposed to high levels of risk; therefore, the ministry needs well-supported, appropriately remunerated, and capable health care professionals who are compassionate and caring…

The full story can be found at FBC News, along with other stories from Fiji and around the Pacific.