印度助太平洋岛国发展医疗旅游
一家斐济人注册的公司正积极在这个太平洋岛国建立独立公司提供医疗设施和服务。
萨亚德里特色太平洋医院斐济有限公司（Sahyadri Specialty Pacific Hospitals Ltd Fiji-SSPHL）旨在心脏病学、神经学、骨科和肿瘤方面提供设施和服务。
但就斐济而言，SSPHL希望推动斐济成为一个医疗旅游目的地，尤其是心脏直视手术和关节置换。
“我们期待努力使斐济成为医疗旅游中心，辐射其他南太平洋国家，”SSPHL主任Manu Munibhargav教授说。
“由于成本更少，SSPHL所提供的由印度医生带来的复杂心脏手术的服务质量，可用的专业知识，旅行距离和许多其他相关因素，许多澳大利亚和新西兰患者热衷来斐济治疗。
“酒店行业和航空公司愿意将尽所有可能的合作发展斐济医疗旅游。”
Munibhargav先生表示，他已经与一些航空公司讨论输送患者，促进斐济成为医疗旅游目的地。
他说斐济南成为太平洋医疗旅游中心也会为国家外汇收入。
在过去的几年中，斐济SSPHL已经从印度引进专家进行心脏直视手术，也有一些关节置换的病例。
除了这些，医院还为患者免费检查心脏病，神经内科，骨科和肿瘤，主要是针对女性。
今年早些时候，两名瑙鲁患者在苏瓦的殖民战争纪念医院（Colonial War Memorial Hospital）由来访的印度医学专家团队做了心脏直视手术。
Munibhargav先生称：如果定期提供服务，许多邻国病人都会渴望来斐济治疗。
该医院集团也考虑在斐济进行肾移植的可能性，只是有些事情还没有被当地政府解决。
8月初，SSPHL带着一个来自印度的医疗团队在斐济六个不同的地方为当地居民进行免费筛查。
免费筛查的同时还有印度古典音乐团体的演出——在四个地区推进医疗觉察项目。
Group eyes medical tourism development in Fiji
A FIJIAN registered company is taking the initiative to establish independent companies in Pacific Island countries to provide medical facilities and services.
Sahyadri Specialty Pacific Hospitals Ltd Fiji aims to provide facilities and services in cardiology, neurology, orthopedic and oncology.
But as far as Fiji is concerned, SSPHL is looking to promote and make Fiji a destination for medical tourism, in particular for open heart surgeries and joint replacements.
"We are looking forward to working on Fiji as a centre or hub for medical tourism and other countries in the South Pacific as spokes," said SSPHL Fiji director Professor Manu Munibhargav.
"Unless the diagnosis is not done, treatment for any medical problem is not possible.
"Many patients from Australia and New Zealand are keen to come to Fiji for treatment due to the less cost involved, the quality of service provided by Indian doctors brought by SSPHL for the complex open heart surgeries, availability of expertise, the travelling distance and many other related factors.
"The hotel industry and airlines are willing to extend all possible co-operation for the development of medical tourism in Fiji."
Mr Munibhargav said he had discussions with some airlines as far as carrying patients to promote Fiji as a medical tourism destination is concerned.
He said making Fiji a hub for medical tourism in the South Pacific would also result in foreign exchange earnings for the country.
For the past few years, SSPHL Fiji has been bringing in specialists from India to conduct open heart surgeries in the country and also for some joint replacement cases.
Apart from these, the hospital group has also carried out free screenings of patients for cardiology, neurology, orthopedic and oncology, mainly for cancer in women.
Early this year, two patients from Nauru also had open heart surgeries done at the Colonial War Memorial Hospital in Suva by the visiting Indian team of medical specialists.
Mr Munibhargav said many patients in neighbouring countries were keen to come to Fiji for treatment if the services were available on a regular basis.
The hospital group is also looking at the possibility of doing kidney transplants in Fiji, something that is yet to be decided on by the local authorities.
Early last month, SSPHL Fiji brought a medical team from India that conducted free screenings at six different locations in the country.
The free screenings coincided with performances by an Indian classical musical group, which carried out the medical awareness program in four districts.
