Another successful collaboration was witnessed today between the Adventist Development Relief Agency (ADRA) Fiji and the Ministry of Health and Medical Services with the declaration of Nagado village as a Wellness Setting Community, the first for Nadi Subdivision.
Nagado is the third community in Fiji to be declared as the Health Promotion Community through ADRA’s Fiji Circular Economy for Healthy Living a lifestyle program funded by ADRA Australia aimed at addressing NCDs in Fiji and to guide people on healthy lifestyles.
Officiating at the ceremony this morning, Nadi Sub Divisional Medical Officer Dr Mere Vakawaletabua acknowledged the effort of the community and their commitment to put into action all the learnings from the trainings conducted by the health ministry and ADRA Fiji.
An action plan specifically designed for Nagado was also handed over at the community hall, which was also declared tobacco free.
ADRA Fiji Country Director Iliapi Tuwai also extended his appreciation to the vanua of Nagado for embracing the concept of healthy settings.
He reminded them on the importance of living healthy and fighting NCDs as there are many cases of people dying prematurely living their children behind.
“Wellness consist of seven dimensions of life (physical, social, mental, environmental, emotional, occupational and intellectual) and we assume that through the training they have undertaken, they have equipped themselves with that knowledge on how to improve their physical status, manage diet well, reduce NCD risk factors which is smoking, poor diet and alcohol and improving on physical activities,” Nadi Senior Assistant Health Inspector Mataiasi Tabanikau said.
He said after the declaration, community members should into practice what was in their action plan and target to improve on their wellness.
The Adventist Development Relief Agency is a humanitarian arm of the SDA Church and is part of ADRA global network in over 118 countries focusing on disaster response, disaster management and development work.
Nagado Village is the third community to be declared as a wellness setting community in the Nadi subdivision.
