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The CCOHSI team undertook a trip into the interior of Viti Levu on Monday 20th to Tuesday 21st March 2017. The purpose of the overnight trip was to conduct health promotion activities on wellness, and conduct Reproductive Health clinics, as well as to sign off on and commence Community Development Projects (CDPs). The CDPs aim to promote community ownership of health and social issues and will run for the next 6 months period in the four villages visited including: Nadala Village, Drala Village, Buyabuya Village and Koro Village, which are… Read more >>

‘BE BOLD FOR CHANGE’ International Women’s Day - 8th March 2017. The beginning of IWD was in 1909 in America, as the National Woman’s Day on February 28 that year.  In December 1977, the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution and proclaimed a United Nations Day for Women’s Rights and International Peace. This day marked the demand of strong rights for women, including the right to vote, to hold public office, and a voice against employment and sex discrimination. Since then it is celebrated globally every year on the 8th… Read more >>

  Collective Community Ownership of Health and Social Issues (CCOHSI) Project Update. This workshop was organised by Viseisei Sai Health Centre (VSHC) staff in partnership with Empower Pacific. The World Cancer Day workshop was held on Friday, February 3rd, 2017 at Western Health Centre, Lautoka, in collaboration with Fiji Ministry of Health.  Nurses of varying disciplines, zone, family planning, oncology and paediatric oncology, from Nadi, Lautoka, Ba and Tavua districts attended. Fiji has one of the highest rates of cervical cancer in the world, and has the second highest in… Read more >>

  Collective Community Ownership of Health and Social Issues (CCOHSI) Project Update. This workshop was organised by Viseisei Sai Health Centre (VSHC) staff in partnership with Empower Pacific. A Community Health Worker and Stakeholder Workshop was held on Tuesday 31/01/2017 at Viseisei Sai Health Centre. The aim of the workshop was to further educate and upskill Community Health Workers (CHWs), stakeholders, and members of the community, with a focus on physical, mental, social and spiritual aspects of health.  Representatives from Nakolia, Seniyaya and Vatulaulau communities attended.  Associate Professor Dr. Swaran… Read more >>

   NATIONAL CELEBRATION OF WORLD AIDS DAY, 1ST DECEMBER 2016, AT THE CARNIVAL GROUND, NARARA PARADE, LAUTOKA. INTRODUCTION: The "World AIDS Day" is a UN International marked event that is celebrated worldwide. It draws together concerned citizens who advocate on a number of issues pertaining to HIV and AIDS particularly on reducing STIGMA and DISCRIMINATION, promotion of equality and Zero Discrimination. World AIDS Day has been celebrated in Fiji for the last 17 years beginning in 1999 with the International theme of "Listen, Learn and Live". This year’s theme is… Read more >>

     Collective Community Ownership of Health and Social Issues (CCOHSI) Project By Viseisei Sai Health Centre in Partnership with Empower Pacific   GENDER BASED VIOLENCE and HUMAN RIGHTS – Friday 2nd December, 2016   "NO MORE SILENCE - SAY NO TO VIOLENCE!”   Viseisei Sai Health Centre’s EU funded CCOHSI Project organized a March and an awareness program on the 2nd Dec 2016 in Viseisei on Gender Based Violence and Human Rights. A march through Viseisei was conducted followed by an awareness workshop with stakeholders and the community. The… 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 >>