With increased concern for ‘Going Green’ and ‘Becoming more Eco-Friendly’ Waste Management is an important topic when you consider what people and companies use and how they dispose of them.  

A pilot study on Molecular-based detection of the gastrointestinal pathogen Campylobacter jejuni is being conducted by Ms. Aruna Devi as part of her PhD research. Aruna Devi is the coordinator of the Bachelor in Medical Laboratory program at College of Medicine Nursing and Health Sciences, Fiji National University and is the recipient of COMPACT scholarship from Charles Sturt University in Australia.

The launch of the new bachelor in nursing program at the College of Medicine, Nursing & Health Sciences [CMNHS] marks a milestone not only for the College but for nurses and nursing in Fiji. Speaking at the launch last Friday, Director Nursing Services Mrs. Silina Waqa-Ledua said the launch was a major breakthrough in nursing education as they embark on upgrading the undergraduate nursing qualification to the Bachelors level.

With funding assistance from the Global Fund, a seminar on Tuberculosis Operational Research was presented in partnership with the Fiji Ministry of Health and the College of Medicine, Nursing & Health Sciences at its Pasifika Campus last week. Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease that is caused by a bacterium called Mycobacterium tuberculosis. TB primarily affects the lungs, but it can also affect organs in the central nervous system, lymphatic system, and circulatory system among others.