Journal on public health and the My Kana App launched

Journal on public health and the My Kana App launched

By Anamika Singh
16/08/2017
Minister for Health Rosy Akbar (middle) at the National Nutrition Symposium.

The National Food and Nutrition Center has today launched their first journal on public health and the My Kana App.

While speaking at the National Nutrition Symposium, Minister for Health Rosy Akbar says a core message is how essential nutrition and food security is for sustainable and inclusive development.

Akbar says nutrition and food security are also indicators of whether development is really inclusive and sustainable, whether the population is resilient to the effects of climate change and natural disasters and whether research in health and agriculture has helped to improve the lives and livelihoods of our vulnerable population.

The Fiji Journal for Public Health-Nutrition Edition is published for health practitioners and public health researchers and provides evidence based information and analysis needed to make the right decisions in public health services.

The My Kana App is an App designed by locals especially for the people of Fiji, and is based on local food, which guides users on the amount and type of food they should eat, and uses accessible measurement techniques, like the fist or palm or thumb.

The App does not need internet to be active, and the design team has come up with a means to download this App onto people’s phones without them being on the internet, through a Wifi device which the team can use to download the App onto people’s Smart phones.

FEATURE NEWS
Kamikamica meets Vodafone over e-Transport card renewal concerns
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Communications, Manoa Kamikamica met with Vodafone this morning to address some growing concerns about the e-Tr...
4 hours ago
LATEST NEWS
Quality of education UniFiji offers is already internationally recognized despite resource challenges – UniFiji
The University of Fiji has accepted the Higher Education Commission review team’s findings that it was insufficiently funded and resourced compared ...
22 minutes ago

17-year-old boy charged with 2 counts of dangerous driving occasioning death
The 17-year-old boy who allegedly caused the death of two men in their 40s after driving a government vehicle in Nausori over the weekend, appeared ...
3 hours ago

Fiji Airports and TSLS sign agreement to improve student travel services
Fiji Airports has signed a Memorandum of Agreement with the Tertiary Scholarships and Loans Service to enhance access to public services at Nadi ...
4 hours ago

Abuse and cyberbullying of women journalists is unacceptable - Kiran
It is unacceptable that women journalists are increasingly targeted for doing their jobs—with attempts to silence them through intimidation, abuse ...
5 hours ago

Policy breach as garaging Govt vehicles at officer’s home is forbidden
Garaging of government vehicles at an officer's home is forbidden unless with prior approval in writing by the Permanent Secretary for ...
5 hours ago



fijivillage Straight Talk with Vijay Narayan
Latest Videos

Stay tuned for the latest news on our radio stations

CFL radio frequencies
IN DEPTH
Ben Salacakau and Glenis Yee on fijivillage Straight Talk With Vijay Narayan
The show focuses on the gaps in Fiji’s education system and what needs to be done, the pressure on committee run schools to keep the schools ...
4 days ago

Fiji Airways Men’s National 7s coach Osea Kolinisau on fijivillage Straight Talk with Vijay Narayan
Osea Kolinisau on fijivillage Straight Talk with Vijay Narayan
7 days ago

Riyaz Sayed-Khaiyum and Vimlesh Sagar’s abuse of office case
Sayed-Khaiyum is charged with one count of abuse of office and one count of general dishonesty causing a loss while Vimlesh Sagar is charged with one ...
7 days ago

TOP