Partnership Augurs Well For Fijians
The Attorney-General and Minister for Economy Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum met Fiji’s first open heart surgery patient, 54-year-old, Parma Sivam, from Nadi who underwent a five-hour long open heart surgery at the Aspen Medical Hospital in Lautoka.
Saturday 05 November 2022 | 15:50
The Attorney-General and Minister for Economy Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum met 40-year-old Ritesh Chand, of Vanua Levu who had a tumor removed from his heart at the Aspen Medical Hospital in Lautoka on Thursday. Photo: DEPTFO News
The Attorney-General and Minister for Economy Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum met Fiji’s first open heart surgery patient, 54-year-old, Parma Sivam, from Nadi who underwent a five-hour long open heart surgery at the Aspen Medical Hospital in Lautoka.
Another patient Anant Kumar of Ba who also underwent a by-pass surgery, and 40-year-old Ritesh Chand, of Vanua Levu who had a tumor removed from his heart.
Mr Sayed-Khaiyum was at the Aspen Medical Hospital in Lautoka on Thursday to see the newly refurbished cardiothoracic units under the PPP arrangement.
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The PPP arrangement is between the Fijian Government and Health Care Fiji (HCF) which is a joint venture between FNPF and Aspen Medical of Australia. FNPF owns 80 percent of HFC.
The Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) facility at Aspen Medical Hospital in Lautoka. Photo: DEPTFO News
Lautoka Hospital is also now home to a state-of-the-art computerized tomography (ICT) scanner including a new mammogram machine that is guaranteed to give the most accurate results for early breast cancer, helping to save, in particular, female lives.
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