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TB wipeout threat for Banaban population on Rabi

Luke Rawalai Thursday, March 14, 2013

TUBERCULOSIS is threatening to wipe out the population of Rabi Island in a few years.

As such, the government is moving decisively to address the crisis by upgrading the Rabi Health Centre and providing it with equipment and services it needs to fulfil the needs of the people.

Prime Minister Commodore Voreqe Bainimarama said Rabi was one of the priorities of the Ministry of Health in its efforts…

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Added by Stacey King on March 14, 2013 at 9:49am — No Comments

Rabi Women Want Better Medical Facilities

Women on Rabi Island suffer similar fate as those on other maritime islands when it is time to give birth – they have to leave their homes and travel to hospitals on the mainland. Rabi women, who made their submissions to the Constitution Commission at the weekend, said they needed to have $100 to travel to  Savusavu Hospital to seek medical help.

Social worker, Terikano Takesau said the island has a health centre, a doctor and a nurse, yet, the women are told to…

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Added by Stacey King on October 8, 2012 at 6:31pm — No Comments

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