Making Wellness Fun!
BSP Life proudly launched its wellness program as a proactive step toward combating diseases across the Pacific. Starting with our own staff, the program emphasizes the importance of health and well-being by fostering a culture of care and vitality within the organization. By promoting wellness initiatives internally, such as nutrition education, physical activity, and mental health support, BSP Life aims to inspire its employees to lead healthier lifestyles. This internal focus serves as a foundation to expand efforts and encourage wellness throughout the broader Pacific region, championing the fight against preventable diseases.
Wellness Challenges
We’ve launched engaging challenges, like tracking steps, sharing recipes, and wellness trackers that employees can use outside work.
Lunch and Learn
We also have an informal, highly interactive program where health experts share their knowledge from Doctors, to Physios, to Chinese Medicine.
We Care, We Aspire, We Grow!
“We value your feedback and input as we strive to perfect this initiative. Please don’t hesitate to get in touch with us and share your thoughts—your perspective is invaluable to us.”
Investing in people
Fiji Health Sector Review: Mo Bulabula ka Bula Balavu
Fiji, an upper middle-income country, holds tremendous potential for growth, driven by its rising working-age population. To fully harness this opportunity, the Fiji Health Sector Review highlights how addressing non-communicable diseases linked to lifestyle factors can pave the way for a healthier and more productive society. By strengthening the health system to prevent, detect, and manage chronic conditions effectively, and adopting a whole-of-government approach, Fiji can transform its health outcomes. Inspired by the Fijian greeting Mo Bulabula ka Bula Balavu—“wishing you a healthy life and a long life”—the report outlines promising strategies that aim to unlock both health and economic benefits for the nation.
Fiji Health Sector Review 2024
68 years- Fiji’s Life Expectancy
- Upper Middle-Income Countries – 77 years
- Lower Middle-Income Countries – 69 years
85% of Deaths, linked to NCDs
Fiji has one of the highest rates of adult mortality due to NCDs.
64% of Working Age Deaths are NCD related
Fiji’s to reap its fabilityull economic potential is dependent on ensuring that its working-age
population remains healthy.
NCDs Cost Fiji $591M/ Year
The Ministry of Health and Medical Services (MHMS) estimates that NCDs cost Fiji approximately FJ$591 million (US$263 million) per year.
Embracing Local Produce
Fiji has one of the highest premature death rates in the Pacific. Let’s call out the culprits, loud and clear:
• Too Much Sugar – That “extra scoop” in your tea is taking you straight to diabetes city.
• Too Much Meat, Not Enough Veggies – Lovo is love, but where’s the rourou!?
• Smoking like it’s a personality trait – Lungs are not asthrays.
• Alcohol overload – You’re not “just celebrating”- you’re pickling your liver.
• Sedentary lifestyle – If your only cardio is chasing the bus, it’s not enough.
• Stress and poor mental health – Crying in silence and pretending you’re “strong” won’t save your heart. Skipping health checkups – You won’t know what’s killing you until it does.
#SaRautaMada #TooYoungTo Die #PreventItBeforeYouRegretit
We Care, We Aspire, We Grow
“We value your feedback and input as we strive to perfect this initiative. Please don’t hesitate to get in touch with us and share your thoughts—your perspective is invaluable to us.”