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James Fong is a Fijian obstetrician-gynaecologist who serves as the Permanent Secretary (PS) for the Ministry of Health and Medical Services (MOHMS). [1]During the COVID-19 pandemic, Fong led the COVID-19 Incidental Management Team (IMT) and is well known for giving COVID-19 updates in daily press briefings.
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 Dr Ratu Atonio Rabici Lalabalavu who was appointed to the position in November 2022. [3]
The Fijian Government exercises the executive functions and powers within the Republic of Fiji. This article lists spans of government ministries under a prime minister. [1] The distinctive periods of these ministries consist of post-independence, post-2000 Coup d'état, and post 2006 Coup d'état.
Visa requirements for Fijian citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Fiji. As of 23 July 2024, Fijian citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 90 countries and territories, ranking the Fijian passport 54th in terms of travel freedom according to the Henley Passport Index .
In 1970, the Chief Minister's Office, which it was called at that time, served the newly independent Fiji with a few staff. Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara was the first prime minister to occupy the office along with his permanent secretary Robert Sanders. [4]
From 1974 to 1978 he served as Director of Medical Services, and from 1978 to 1981 as Permanent Secretary for Health. He was President of the Fiji Medical Association from 1970 to 1974 and again beginning in 2005. He was also the "public member" of the disciplinary committee of the Fiji Law Society from 1998 to 2006. [3] He was the president of ...
Returning to Fiji in 1986, he served as the Government's Permanent Secretary of Information, and was a member of the boards of the Fiji Visitors Bureau, Fiji TV and the Fiji Broadcasting Commission. In 1987, he served at Fiji's Government House as Permanent Secretary to Governor-General Ratu Sir Penaia Ganilau.
There are 2 types of visa: single-entry and multiple-entry. A single-entry visa is intended for one visit within 3 months. A multiple-entry visa is intended for multiple visits within 12 months. The documents required depend on the type of visit and must be submitted prior to travel.