The International Atomic Energy Agency is in Fiji this week to consult and advise the health ministry on a possible future cancer facility.
The health minister, Dr Neil Sharma, says Fiji does a lot of work on the prevention of cancer, but radiography machines are needed to help with the cure aspect.
He says NCDs are a huge problem in the country and for cancer, a lot of people have to travel to other countries for treatment.
Dr Sharma says an oncology unit is in their sights, and it will cater for Fiji and for the region.
"We've done our groundwork, we have interest from Israel from India, from China, from Taiwan, we have an interest group from Australia also. So, the private sector is quite ready to roll out, and it's just a matter of seeing what the international atomic energy commission can offer and then we need to put every piece of the jigsaw together and say right, yes, we can make this possible in three years."
Dr Neil Sharma.
