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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]
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 ...
Minister for Health Ifereimi Waqainabete said that the app would be important to contain any future spread of COVID-19. [5] In light of the first community case confirmed on 19 April 2021, the Permanent Secretary for Health Dr James Fong has emphasized the use of the app. [ 6 ] On 6 February 2022, the government announced that the app will not ...
1987–1992: Crown-Counsel in the Attorney General's Office; 1992–1994: Permanent Secretary for the Ministry of Natural Resources; 1994–1996: Permanent Secretary for the Ministry of Home Affairs & Labour; 1996–1997: Permanent Secretary for the Ministry of Health and Human Resources Development; 1997: Established the office for the Trade Commissioner in Asia, based in Hong-Kong; 1997 ...
On 7 October 2021, Permanent Secretary for Health Dr James Fong announced that all future Health Ministry updates would be published on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays only. [29] By 29 December, the total number of cases had reached 53,332; the total number of recoveries had reached 51,223; and the death toll had reached 698.
On 22 September, Permanent Secretary for Health Dr Fong confirmed that 588,599 adults (95.2%) had received their first vaccine dose while 398,077 (64.4%) had received their second doses. [32] The following day, Dr Fong announced a new vaccination target population for adults aged 18 years and over at 618,173.
Ifereimi Waqainabete is a Fijian politician and Member of the Parliament of Fiji who served as Minister for Health and Medical Services in the FijiFirst government from 2018 to 2022.