Indian President Droupadi Murmu
The 100-bed super-specialty heart hospital will meet the priority desires of Fiji and the wider Pacific region.
Indian President Droupadi Murmu expressed confidence that the status quo of Nasinu Hospital will strengthen bilateral relations between the two countries.
The hospital aims to alleviate the burden of noncommunicable diseases by providing infrastructure and complex medical services in the Pacific region.
President Murmu says India and Fiji can come together and maximize the prospects of the partnership to gain advantages for both nations.
“I am confident that the recently announced project, which adds the super-specialty cardiology hospital to be established in Suva, will meet the priority wishes of the rest of Fijians and the Pacific region as a whole.
Apart from the hospital, the president is confident that as a close friend and spouse with wealthy experience in promoting democracy at the local level, India is in a position to marry Fiji at any time.
He adds that despite the large difference in size, the two countries have much in common, in addition to being colorful democracies.
“The diversity of our societies, our confidence that all human beings are equivalent and our commitment to the freedom, dignity and rights of each and every individual. These shared values are timeless and will continue to guide us. I am pleased to note that India has been closely involved in its democratic adventure in the last three parliamentary elections in Fiji.
Speaker of Parliament Ratu Naiqama Lalabalavu said President Murmu reminded Fiji of the history that unites the two countries and the common goal of prospering nations through respect for the democratic process.
Ratu Naiqama also congratulated the Indian on his historic 100-bed superspecialty hospital project.
“This facility will not only benefit us, as you have indicated, madam, but the entire Pacific region. In addition, we thank India for being one of the first countries to provide us with vaccines against the COVID-19 pandemic. The Aid has been instrumental in Fiji’s reopening from the pandemic.
The status quo of a regional super-specialty cardiology hospital and 100-bed dialysis center in Fiji was announced through Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Third Forum for the India-Pacific Islands Cooperation Summit, held in Papua New Guinea in May last year.
The Indian government will also provide apparatus and human resources for the operation of the hospital.
The 100-bed super-specialty hospital will be an allocation from the Indian government in Fiji and the Pacific region.
Later, President Murmu will meet members of the Indian diaspora at the Grand Pacific Hotel and the site of the National War Memorial.
President Murmu will then pay tribute to the Mahatma Gandhi Memorial School.