To our amazing #FijiFirstFamily and Friends, One of FijiFirsts fundamental beliefs is that all Fijians deserve access to quality and compassionate health-care no matter where they live or what their background is. In an ideal world, we would have unlimited resources to spend on boosting our health services. But our party leader and team have always been very up-front and honest with the Fijian people about what we can and cannot do in the health care arena. Unfortunately, this policy of honesty stands in stark contrast with the politicians who are happy to tell the Fijian people that fixing the problems in health is as easy as a few simple reforms. #FijiFirst believes that Fijians are clever enough to see this for what it is: a bunch of meaningless talk. They understand how easy it is to rattle off nice-sounding promises in the bullet points of a manifesto. However, it requires real leadership to deal with the reality on the ground and develop pragmatic, innovative solutions. The health sector doesn’t need more promises; it needs smart #leadership and strong, action-based decision-making. The one thing FijiFirst will promise the Fijian people is this: Our party just like the Fiji Government will continue to constantly seek imaginative ways to overcome the problems we face – to enable us to meet an acceptable standard of health care for a country of our size and means. It’s no secret that our Government over the past six years has been playing a catch-up game in terms of the availability of equipment, of local specialists, nurses, professional health care givers and more importantly, in the attitude of some medical staff to their professional duties and to the patients they serve. We understand that hospitals and health centres are where babies enter the world, where our family members go to be healed and where we often spend our final moments with loved ones. Therefore, we need a better level of sensitivity shown towards patients and their families during these important and often life-changing moments. But if any Fijian needs an indication of just how seriously we take our responsibility to improve Fiji’s health services, the past week offers a fine example. Exactly one a months or so ago, Our party leader was in Navua opening a brand-new state of the art hospital; a few weeks later they were in Ba breaking ground for a new hospital; and then the following day they were in Lautoka to launch a refurbishment of the emergency department and operating theaters, as well as a hospital extension. On top of this, in Ba Province alone, Frank Bainimarama and team are also planning the upgrade of the Ba Health Centre together with significant maintenance works at Balevuto Health Centre and Namau Nursing Station. All #Truth be told, no other government has ever made the level and manner of investment that we have made and are still making, in such a short period of time, to deliver a better standard of health care in Fiji. #Unity4FijiFirst #BecauseWeCare
Posted on: Fri, 29 Aug 2014 05:45:00 +0000
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