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End of the Year Event - Empowering Communities for Wellness. The Viseisei Sai Health Centre celebrated its end of the year event on Monday 21st November 2016 at the Ratu Iloilovatu House in Viseisei. The celebration was held to mark the collaboration of Fiji Community Development Program (FCDP) and the Viseisei Sai Health Centre (VSHC) from 2013-2016. The event was held in the presence of Her Excellency the Australian High Commissioner to Fiji, Ms. Margaret Twomey, National NCD Advisor Dr. Isimeli Tukana from the Ministry of Health, Tui Vuda Ratu… Read more >>

The following article was printed in the November/December edition of the City Star Lautoka community newspaper and was written by Sanjay Goundar. Violence against girls and women is a stark reality of our society and according to a University of Hawaii study 64% of women suffer sexual or physical violence in their lifetimes. This rippling effect worldwide has resulted in the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS) and UN Women collaborating to form a co-educational program ‘Voices against Violence’ for young people to access when they come… Read more >>

The following article was printed in the November/December edition of the City Star Lautoka community newspaper and was written by Sanjay Goundar. CIVIL society organisations remain an important partner in helping Australia deliver its aid program in Fiji. Whilst speaking at the Viseisei Sai Health Centre "End of Program" Celebration in Vuda Lautoka on November 21, Australian High Commissioner to Fiji Margaret Twomey, stressed that civil society organisations play an active role in ensuring services reach the most vulnerable and marginalised in our communities. Ms Twomey stressed that Australia’s  partnership… Read more >>

VSHC has been working with the Community to avoid life style risk factors, which make one unhealthy. This work has been made possible with funding from the Fiji Community Development Program, an Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) aid project. This funding comes to an end in November. A key strategy of the project was to train, deploy and support Community Health Officers. A stakeholder workshop was held on Friday 23rd September to identify strategies to sustain community gains after the current funding is exhausted. The meeting was… Read more >>

The video below was directed by the Fiji Community Development Program. They interviewed the FCDP staff from the Centre and also our Community Health Workers. Here is the introduction written by FCDP on their Facebook page: "The Fiji Community Development Program, managed by Coffey on behalf of the Australian Government, is working with the Viseisei Sai Health Centre to provide affordable health care to Fijian communities. With an FCDP grant, the Centre and the Ministry of Health have re-introduced Community Health Workers throughout Fiji, to help raise awareness about the… Read more >>

The main purpose of this workshop held on September 2nd, 2016 was to build the capacity of VSHC staff and CHW’s in the areas of Nutrition and Gender Equality. The Nutrition workshop was conducted by Volunteer Dietician Danielle and Dietician Rylene and a total of 23 people attended the workshop as part of staff capacity building. The presentation focussed on promoting a healthy staff program and included carrying out a SNAP survey of the staff. Healthy workplace policies were discussed, which included physical activity and a "Sit Less" policy.  … Read more >>

The Viseisei Sai Health Centre (VSHC) inspired youth group, Inspiration Network, organised a sports bazaar on the 27th of September, 2016 at the Viseisei Primary School grounds. The group was formed with the aim of inspiring each other to develop and grow, as well as empower other youths to do the same. The group has started small and consists of members who are staff of VSHC, as well as the Ministry of Health, with plans to involve other youths from the area later. The one day event had three sports… Read more >>

Melissa Skerman and Danielle Cooper Melissa and Danielle are volunteer dietitians from Australia who will be joining the Viseisei Sai Health Centre team from August 2016.  Melissa graduated with a Master of Dietetics from the University of Queensland in 2016. Danielle graduated with a Master of Nutrition and Dietetics from the University of Sydney in 2013. Melissa and Danielle will be working alongside the Fiji Community Development Project Team and will provide one on one dietetic counselling to patients with NCD’s (diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure) in outreach and… Read more >>

(1) Finance & Admin Manager (FAM) for Viseisei Sai Health Centre. We are seeking a full time Finance and Admin Manager for VSHC, which is a Non Profit Organisation. The FAM will be responsible for all financial and cash management including budget preparation, grant analysis and management, contracts and agreements, Projects Administration, Human Resources, cash flow monitoring and all general accounting, administration and managerial duties. Responsibilities: • Finance and Management accounting. • Projects grant administration and accounts management. • Record transactions into Accounting System - MYOB. • General ledger accounting… Read more >>

The CCOHSI team has 11 members consisting of a Project Manager, Health Promotion Officer, Health Educator, Research Officer, two Social Workers/Counsellors, one Community Nurse and one Clinical Nurse, a Research Assistant, a Data Entry Person and a Driver. A Medical Specialist is also on the team part-time. The project has randomly selected 30 communities. These 30 communities are located in the 4 different districts of Lautoka, Ba, Nadi and Tavua. The team decided to start with the Lautoka district and the villages selected are Vitogo Village, Namoli Village, Naviyago Village,… Read more >>