Super-bugs continue to be detected at CWM multiple times in a year, no option to close the hospital – Dr Vakamocea

There is no other option but to live with the super-bugs detected multiple times in a year at the acute wards at CWM Hospital because it is the only facility which provides various critical services and there is no option to close it to renovate and clear the multi drug resistant organisms.

That is the comment of Fiji Medical Association President, Doctor Alipate Vakamocea after questions raised by people on fijivillage Straight Talk With Vijay Narayan regarding the super-bugs detected multiple times a year, people catching these super-bugs while being admitted and some even dying from it.

Doctor Vakamocea says the only option is infection prevention and control.

He admits if this was a private facility, it would have been closed as a danger to the community (just like restaurants are closed) for unhygienic practices.

We are awaiting a response from the Ministry of Health.