
ALT Year 8 students at the Krishna Vedic School show their best smiles after brushing their teeth. Promoting oral health in schools is critical to ensure good oral hygiene throughout the life course. Krishna Vedic School is one of the 285 Health Promoting Schools across Fiji. The Health Promoting Schools programme, jointly led by the Ministry of Health and Medical Services and the Ministry of Education, Heritage and Arts, aims to integrate health and education by providing a supportive environment for children that fosters healthy habits, prevents noncommunicable diseases, improves academic performance, and reduces health risks over the life course. Photo by Faizza Tanggol of the World Health Organization

ALT A severely ill person lying on a bed. There are illustrations of mosquitos around him, Severe dengue: people who get sick with dengue may develop severe dengue which can be deadly. Watch out for the warning signs and symptoms and seek immediate medical if severe dengue is suspected: severe abdominal pain, persistent vomiting, bleeding gums, rapid breathing, fatigue/restlessness. Paracetamol can be taken to bring down fever and pain. Avoid aspirin and ibuprofen.

ALT Digital Square FHIR-side chat series is back! These chats are an informal, monthly user group conversations for the digital health community to get together and share their experiences with FHIR. These sessions are audience-led conversations on anything FHIR, from user experience stories, challenges, and solutions to build FHIR together. Whether you're looking to use FHIR for the first time or an existing user, this conversational series can help you answer your questions about how to implement this standard across your project! Participants will take away new global and local perspectives, learnings as well as practical insights you can implement as soon as you're back at your desk. If you'd like to receive emails about upcoming webinars, please sign up here: http://eepurl.com/gtoX0H





































