Fiji / Pacific

Date established	2004
Contact details	Marie Stopes International Pacific 6 Des Vouex Road Private Mail Bag Suva Fiji Telephone: + 679 33 174 59 Email: heather.clarke@mariestopes.org.fj
Services offered	Family planning; health screening; HIV/STIs; social marketing
Number of clinics	1
Outreach / mobile services	Not yet
Social marketing products & brands	Condoms: Try-Time
Major donors	Australian Government Overseas AID (AusAID); New Zealand International Aid and Development Agency (NZAID); Pacific Regional HIV Project (PRHP); The Isle of Man Overseas Aid Committee

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Highlights

successful marketing campaign for TRYTiME condoms during the recent South Pacific Games in Samoa
broaden the reach of the social marketing programme within Fiji, Kiribati, the Federated States of Micronesia and Tuvalu,
relocation of the Open Door Healthcheck Clinic in Suva resulting in an increased numbers of clients accessing quality sexual and reproductive health services
broadened the range of sexual and reproductive health services offered at the clinic

Future plans

expand the Garment Factory Workers Project to include students from tertiary institutions throughout the main island of Fiji
introduce comprehensive outreach services
establish a multi media unit which will include puppets, drama, music and DVD production in order to help spread information about sexual and reproductive health more effectively
train and equip Bula Ladies to sell contraceptives and provide information on outreach services to remote areas of Fiji. Bula is Fijian for hello and the Bula Ladies concept is based on the Avon Ladies concept

Key statistics for Melanesia
Source: UNFPA State of world population 2007
Total population (millions) (2007)	7.9
Average population growth rate (%) (2005 - 2010)	1.7
Projected population (millions) (2050)	13.2
Life expectancy (M / F)	58.6 / 60.3
Total fertility rate (2007)	3.51
% contraceptive prevalence: any method	No stats available
% contraceptive prevalence: modern methods	No stats available
Births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	46
% births with skills attendants	61
Maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births)	No stats available
Infant mortality total per 1,000 live births	56
Under 5 mortality (M / F)	73 / 80
HIV prevalence rate (%) (15-49) M / F	No stats available
Health expenditure public (% of GNP)	No stats available