Exploring Fijian Health System Resilience

Na vakadidike ni tabana ni bula raraba e na iwalewale me taurivaki ke sotavi na leqa tubukoso
A research project investigating resilience and mapping the adaptive practices that are emerging in response to crises in Fiji

Publications & Outputs

Articles

McLennan, S., Thomas-Maude, J., Movono, A., & Ravono, A. (under review). Frayed rope and resilient threads: Fijian healthcare and the COVID-19 pandemic.
Thomas-Maude, J., & McLennan, S. (2025). Health system resilience in the Pacific: A scoping review of Fiji’s COVID-19 response. SSM – Health Systems, 5, 100119. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssmhs.2025.100119
McLennan, S., Movono, A., & Thomas-Maude, J. (2023). “Nobody should talk about it”: Fijian health system resilience and the COVID-19 pandemic. IDS Working Paper Series. Institute of Development Studies, Massey University. http://hdl.handle.net/10179/18292

Presentations

Ravono, A., McLennan, S., Thomas-Maude, J., & Prakash, A. (2025, Sept 12). Fijian iTaukei community’s vision of healthcare during a pandemic: A talanoa of Covid-19 experiences [Paper presentation]. Pacific Islands Health Research Symposium, Suva, Fiji.

Thomas-Maude, J., Ravono, A., & McLennan, S. (2025, Sept. 12). Difficult deaths, unfinished mourning: The experiences of Fijian frontline healthcare workers during and after COVID-19 [Paper presentation]. Pacific Islands Health Research Symposium, Suva, Fiji.

Thomas-Maude, J., Ravono, A., & McLennan, S. (2025, June 27). Difficult deaths, unfinished mourning: The experiences of frontline healthcare workers during and after the COVID-19 crisis in Fiji [Paper presentation]. DSA Conference 2025, Bath, U.K. https://youtu.be/83QsANB5JYU
McLennan, S., Ravono, A., & Thomas-Maude, J. (2025, June 26). Reimagining health system resilience in Fiji: Lessons from COVID-19 and beyond [Paper presentation]. DSA Conference 2025, Bath, U.K. https://youtu.be/Amgc7jcaMjE
Ravono, A. (2025, May 27). Men, women & youths’ vision of health care during a pandemic: A talanoa of COVID-19 experiences in Fiji – An iTaukei community context [Paper presentation]. Umanand Prasad School of Medicine & Health Sciences International Health Conference, Lautoka, Fiji.