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National HIV Task Force representative Dr Priya Kaur. [Photo: MOSESE RAQIO]<\/p>\n
National HIV Task Force representative Dr Priya Kaur is urging Fijians to stop waiting until they are sick to seek medical help, warning that poor health-seeking behaviour is putting lives at risk.<\/p>\n
Dr Kaur says Fiji\u2019s health system is designed to treat patients holistically, not just the illness they present with.<\/p>\n
She says when patients visit a health facility with symptoms like a cough or fever, doctors also assess their overall wellbeing, including family situation, social needs and access to support services.<\/p>\n
Dr Kaur says this integrated approach ensures patients receive comprehensive care, whether it is medical treatment, family planning advice or social welfare support.<\/p>\n
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However, she stresses that too many people only go to the hospital when they are already unwell.<\/p>\n
Dr Kaur says this needs to change urgently.<\/p>\n
She is calling on Fijians to start visiting health facilities even when they feel healthy, to check their weight, blood pressure, and to get tested for diseases like HIV.<\/p>\n
Dr Kaur says early testing and regular check-ups are critical to understanding one\u2019s health status and preventing serious illness.<\/p>\n
She adds that mothers attending clinics for their children should also speak up about their own health concerns, as support and referrals are readily available.<\/p>\n
Dr Kaur warns that improving health outcomes in Fiji starts with individuals taking responsibility for their well-being.<\/p>\n
She stresses that knowing your health status early can make the difference between prevention and life-threatening disease.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"National HIV Task Force representative Dr Priya Kaur. [Photo: MOSESE RAQIO] National HIV Task Force representative Dr Priya…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":376709,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[134,111,139,69],"class_list":{"0":"post-376708","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-health","8":"tag-health","9":"tag-new-zealand","10":"tag-newzealand","11":"tag-nz"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/376708","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=376708"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/376708\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/376709"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=376708"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=376708"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=376708"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}