Let's Go Local: Women Can Do Anything

Women can do anything no matter what field they are in.

This was said by medical coordinator and member of the executive committee for the Sai Prema Foundation, Dr Krupali Tappoo.

Last week, Dr Tappoo was recognised during the women in business awards night scooping the social entrepreneur award.

Dr Tappoo, an Australian qualified general practitioner has vast experience in the Australian Health System.

She worked in various hospitals in Sydney,QueenslandHealth,New South Wales Health in departments including Cardiology, Respiratory Medicine, Endocrinology, General Medicine, Orthopedics, Emergency Medicine, Psychiatry, Pediatrics, Obstetrics, Gynecology and Renal Medicine.

She was also a tutor at the Victorian Medical Postgraduate Foundation (VMPF) in Melbourne and Australian Medical Review Council in Sydney (helped train overseas doctors prepare for their AMC clinical exam).

She is also the director for the Sri Sathya Sai Sanjeevani Medical Centre.

Award:

Dr Tappoo said the social entrepreneur of the year award was a prestigious recognition especially for her as a woman.

“I feel really honored to receive this prestigious award this means a lot to the work that I do as a medical practitioner,”

“In the future I would like to train more locals, especially women, to take up this field and be an asset to this great country,”Dr Tappoo said.

Dr Tappoo thanked her family for being the backbone of her success and her team at Sai Prema Foundation for giving her the space to lead and providing better facilities to locals especially for children with heart problems.

How many places have you been around in Fiji?

All around Viti Levu, to Taveuni, Levuka, the Mamanuca and Yasawa islands.

The Mamanuca Islands

Story by: sosiveta.korobiau@fijisun.com.fj