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Saturday, 23 May 2009 12:56

Fiji Water ProjectFiji Village Project is a student-based initiative developed by medical students from the Australian National University (ANU), Fiji School of Medicine (FSM) and University of Auckland. It aims to work with communities in Fiji to improve health outcomes through community empowerment by means of education, training and necessary resource provisions.

The current project involves the provision of water tank systems for selected villages to promote environmental sustainability through rainwater harvesting in the region. Health interventions conducted included baseline screening for the village,  a village clean-up campaign, and education about cancer, HIV and other sexually transmitted infections. Further details of the project, which was supported by sponsors and donors including the Medical Women's Society of the ACT and Region, can be read in this project report.