
Indian High Commissioner meets Health Minister to discuss assistance from India
The Indian High Commissioner paid a courtesy visit to the Health Minister and his assistant earlier this week. Minister for Health and Medical Services Jone Usamate and Assistant Minister Veena Bhatnagar met with the Indian High Commission to discuss medicinal assistance from India and capacity building. The Ministry of Health and in particular the people of Fiji have benefitted from a number of programs initiated in the past years such as advance cardiac surgeries, and hip and joint replacements conducted locally, and has proven to be more cost effective. The Health Ministry will continue discussions with the Indian High Commission on health advancements. Source: Fijivillage News, Friday 31/10/2014
Fijileaks Editor: Despite India's so-called medical assistance to Fiji, hip and joint replacement patients are suffering in Fiji hosptials; last year Fiji's Ministry of Health paid Indian hospitals over $192,000, so why make out India is giving free medical care to Fijian patients:
The Indian High Commissioner paid a courtesy visit to the Health Minister and his assistant earlier this week. Minister for Health and Medical Services Jone Usamate and Assistant Minister Veena Bhatnagar met with the Indian High Commission to discuss medicinal assistance from India and capacity building. The Ministry of Health and in particular the people of Fiji have benefitted from a number of programs initiated in the past years such as advance cardiac surgeries, and hip and joint replacements conducted locally, and has proven to be more cost effective. The Health Ministry will continue discussions with the Indian High Commission on health advancements. Source: Fijivillage News, Friday 31/10/2014
Fijileaks Editor: Despite India's so-called medical assistance to Fiji, hip and joint replacement patients are suffering in Fiji hosptials; last year Fiji's Ministry of Health paid Indian hospitals over $192,000, so why make out India is giving free medical care to Fijian patients: