FIJI: Exodus of nurses likely to disrupt health care

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Updated August 27, 2007 16:15:54

Fiji's health care services are facing a potentential crisis now that 50 percent of its senior nurses are considering leaving to work overseas. General-Secretary for the Fiji Nursing Association Kuini Lutua claims half of the nurses who participated in the recent 16 day strike are considering leaving the country because the interim government failed to meet any of their demands. Mrs Lutua says a number of countries have expressed interest in recruiting Fiji's more senior nurses.

Presenter: Geraldine Coutts
Speakers: General-Secretay of the Fiji Nursing Association, Kuini Lutua

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