Update: 5:50PM THE new Punjas Health Centre was opened by Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama earlier today in Lautoka.

Fully funded by the Punjas Group of Companies, the health centre will cater for more than a thousand residents living near Lautoka City.

Mr Bainimarama said the health centre would complement services offered at Lautoka Hospital.

The centre cost the company $0.5million through their charity trust program.