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| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | Republic of Fiji |
| Headquarters | Toorak, Suva |
| Annual budget |  $394.3m FJD (2020-2021) [1] |
| Minister responsible | |
| Website | health.gov.fj |
The Ministry of Health and Medical Services (MOH) is a government ministry of Fiji responsible for overseeing Fiji's Healthcare system. Its head office is in Dinem House in Toorak, Suva. [2] The current Minister for Health and Medical Services is Ifereimi Waqainabete who was appointed to the position in November 2018. [3]
The Ministry is tasked to provide quality healthcare to the people of Fiji. It does this through its 3 main Divisional Hospitals, 18 Sub-divisional Hospitals and over 80 Health Centres in which are operated by divisional and sub-divisional departments of the Ministry of Health. [4] The Ministry is also tasked in enacting public health policies and overseeing the implementation of public health programmes. [5]
| Ministers | Title | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| Hon. [[Atonio Rabici Lalabalavu [6] ]] | Minister for Health and Medical Services | [3] |
| Hon. Alexander O'Connor | Assistant Minister for Health and Medical Services | [7] |
| Dr. James Fong | Permanent Secretary for Ministry of Health and Medical Services | [8] |
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Ministry of Health HEADQUARTERS Dinem House, 88 Amy Street, Toorak
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