Josateki Tabaka, 90, Gets Prostate Screening, Widow, 58, Makes Health A Priority

 At 90 years old, Jo­sateki Tabaka still makes use of free health checkups near his place of Kuku in Nausori.

Thursday 02 February 2023 | 17:00

Josateki Tabaka, 90, at Nausori Market on January 30, 2022. Photo: Ronald Kumar

Josateki Tabaka, 90, at Nausori Market on January 30, 2022. Photo: Ronald Kumar

At 90 years old, Jo­sateki Tabaka still makes use of free health checkups near his place of Kuku in Nausori.

He not only has problems with his hearing but also his vision which started getting blurry a few years ago.

On Monday, he took the opportunity to get screened for prostate cancer from the Fiji Cancer Society, along with hundreds of other peo­ple.

The society was part of the Ministry of Women, Chil­dren, Poverty Alleviation’s Rights, Empowerment and Cohesion project team of­fering various services in Nausori.

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