A doctor in Fiji says the large number of amputations that have to be undertaken because of diabetes is depressing. The Foundation of Rural Integrated Enterprises and Development’s Doctor Jone Hawea says the age of those who need limbs removed is getting younger, and they’re doing around 700 amputations a year.

June 24, 2016

Fiji doctor says number of diabetic amputations ‘depressing’

A doctor in Fiji says the large number of amputations that have to be undertaken because of diabetes is depressing. The Foundation of Rural Integrated Enterprises […]
June 20, 2016

Diabetic amputations a drain on health resources

Diabetic amputations are a major drain on public health resources and degrade ones quality of life.
June 9, 2016

Govt cannot divert any help provided by NGOs after TC Winston – Seruiratu

Government cannot divert any help that is provided by the NGOs after Tropical Cyclone Winston. Minister for National Disaster Management Inia Seruiratu made this clear in […]
June 8, 2016

NGO, villages team up to plant trees

THE Foundation for Rural Integrated Enterprises and Development (FRIEND) has teamed up with a number of villages in Lautoka for a new tree planting exercise that […]