Health on Wheels

28,021 individuals have been served with free general and specialist medical services in rural Fiji

Sai Prema Foundation’s inaugural project, Health on Wheels, was launched by the then Attorney-General and Minister for Economy Aiyaz Sayed-Khiayum. Health on Wheels is a project serving the rural population of Fiji through regular free outreach Medical Camps by taking a highly qualified team of Medical professionals and providing high-quality healthcare. A team of up to 100 medical professionals, Foundation members and volunteers make their way to rural parts of Fiji and the typical services provided to the villagers include:

• General Medical Consultations by private Physicians & GP’s as well as Medical Officers from Ministry of Health
• Specialist consultations by local specialists and international specialists representing Health in Kind Australia
• Dental consultations and procedures by Dentists
• Blood sugar testing, Diabetes advocacy & counseling by Diabetes Fiji
• Heart screening for Children
• Eye screening & dispensation of reading glasses by Pacific Eye Institute and CWM Eye Department
• Cancer screening
• Pap Smears, Obstetrics and gynecology and Women’s wellness by Oxfam
• Prostate cancer screening
• Men’s health advocacy by Suva Golden Oldies Rugby Club
• Physiotherapy
• Dietary advice and counseling by a dietitian
• Counseling services provided by Medical Services Pacific & Smart Labs
• Free medications dispensed by volunteer pharmacists and pharmacy students
• Community wellness workshop for the villagers
• Health screening by nurses from Sri Sathya Sai Sanjeevani Medical Centre and Fiji Medical Laboratory Science Student’s Association
• Blood collection by Fiji National Blood Service and Fiji Red Cross