All services will continue during normal operating hours from 8am to 4pm.

Mr Immanuel acknowledged the hospital was ageing and said the Government had been working to decentralise health services.

Oceania Hospitals chief executive officer David Qumivutia made the call last Friday during the hospital’s 25th anniversary celebration at the Tanoa Hotel in Suva.

He stressed the need for more aggressive and targeted responses.

Dr McCaig comes from a strong medical background. His father, Professor Eddie McCaig, is a respected orthopedic surgeon who continues to be consulted by the medical fraternity.

Fiji’s TB treatment success rate remains 59 per cent, well below the global target of 90 per cent, officials say.