Fire Strikes Deal With Sai Prema Medical Centre
Chief executive officer said they were grateful to the Foundation for this great collaborative initiative.
Thursday 09 September 2021 | 13:44
Fire fighters, their spouses and children have been offered free general medical consultations and medications at Suva’s Sai Sanjeevani Medical Centre.
Charity organisation Sai Prema Foundation Fiji and the National Fire Authority entered into a Memorandum of Agreement on Tuesday, to facilitate the good health and well-being of NFA personnel and their families.
The foundation will also be offering the children of the NFA personnel free heart screenings at the Sai Sanjeevani Heart Screening Centre and through outreach heart screening camps as well as free dental treatment at the soon-to-be-opened Children’s Dental Centre.
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Sai Prema Foundation director Sumeet Tappoo said he wanted to inculcate a culture of gratitude in Fiji through these signings.
“Just like Sai Prema Foundation’s partnership with the Fiji Police Force, this partnership and MOA signing is a very simple act of expressing our gratitude to the firefighters who sacrifice themselves, risk their lives and endure intense training to protect and safeguard our nation,” Mr Tappoo said.
NFA chief executive officer Puamau Sowane said they were grateful to the Foundation for this great collaborative initiative to assist the firefighters and their families.
He said more than 600 employees, both firefighters and administrative personnel, located across 20 fire stations all over Fiji, will benefit from this partnership.
