Sunday 3 August 2014

Rotary responds to need for hospital beds

Minister Sharma on the bed having his pulse taken
by AG Malini and Committee Rep Bob Niranjan
Members of Rotary in Fiji are providing urgently needed relief to the patients and staff of Fiji’s many medical facilities.

As a community-based organization made up of business and professional leaders in clubs across Fiji, Rotary now extends it’s already impressive partnership with the Ministry of Health.  

  • In 2012 and 2013 Rotary in Australia sent many beds to Fiji that were gratefully accepted and distributed around the hospitals and health centers.  

Early in 2014 a request was received from Minister Neil Sharma for more beds. This time his desire was to be able to receive enough to send beds not only to hospitals and health centers but out through the remote islands and interior to nursing stations.
On Tuesday 15 July 2014 the first of 330 beds and mattresses from Australia that will be distributed from the Valelevu Health Centre to 5 hospitals across Fiji.  Although most of these beds are for general ward use, there are other specialist types such as orthopedic, cardiac and baby cots.  

“Rotary in Fiji is helping as only it does best; connecting people and sharing resources for the benefit of those most in need. Rotarians give their time and money voluntarily to serve our community” said Malini Raghwan, Assistant District Governor for Suva. “We have seen the new hospitals and extensions and renovations and know how important it is to get nice beds for the patients” said Rick Eyre, Assistant District Governor for the West.
 
For more information:   Bob Niranjan +679 9992300 or bob@niranjans.com