24/08/2026
Appreciation to the REFLECT Fiji Team π‘οΈπ π§οΈ
A big vinaka vakalevu to our amazing REFLECT Fiji team for continuing the important work of HbA1c testing among our participants across the 400 households recruited in our study sites in Tavua.
Our team is now following up with participants who were unavailable during the initial study visits last month. This is an important part of making sure that every recruited participant has the necessary baseline information before we move into the next phase of the study.
We have officially achieved our recruitment target of 400 households, so recruitment of additional households and participants is now complete. ππ½
Our 400 households are spread across eight study sites in Tavua:
π Tavualevu Village
π Nabuna Village
π Yasiyasi Settlement
π Korovou Village
π Vanuakula Village
π Vutuna Settlement
π Nadolodolo Village
π Toko Settlement
The next exciting phase will be the cool roof intervention. The 400 recruited households will be randomly allocated into two groups:
π 200 households β Intervention arm: roofs will be painted with the cool roof coating this year.
π 200 households β Control arm: roofs will receive the cool roof intervention at the end of the trial, expected around September 2027.
Behind these numbers are many long days and nights in the field. The team continues to work around the availability of participants, sometimes finishing late at night, while dealing with the current wet season, cold nights, rain and all the other realities that come with fieldwork.
It has not always been easy, but the commitment has remained strong.
From recruitment, household visits, measurements and HbA1c testing, to now preparing for the cool roof implementation β this is truly a team effort.
Vinaka vakalevu REFLECT Fiji team for your dedication, patience and perseverance. And a special vinaka to all our participants and communities across Tavua for continuing to support the study.
400 households recruited. 800 participants targeted. Recruitment complete. Now we prepare for the cool roof phase. π‘οΈπ π«π―
