3 Min Read Published on: 03-10-2021 Three churches in Fiji’s Western Division have started what they would have never thought possible — an open bar, but one that sells natural herbal juices to fight against non-communicable diseases (NCDs). Votualevu, Namaka, and Nadi English Seventh-day Adventist churches teamed up to open Bitu Wellness Centre, or “Bitu Bar,” as it is commonly known — a wellness bar in the heart of the nation’s tourism capital, Nadi. With rapidly increasing rates of NCDs, Fiji is in the midst of a public health crisis that is closely linked to changing lifestyles. The three churches have taken on the responsibility to fight against lifestyle diseases, which have become the number-one killer in the country.