A healthy baby boy was delivered via a Caesarean section operation on board the Government’s medical carrier vessel MV Veivueti yesterday.
The C-section was performed by a surgical team, and a part of the team was a retired midwife who had volunteered her service to serve the nation during this difficult time in the country.
Ministry of Health permanent secretary Dr James Fong said the retired midwife stepped forward to serve because she knew her talents could be put to use.
“She came forward because she’s a proud Fijian – ready to give more of her time and effort on top of the lifetime she’s already spent caring for her fellow Fijians,” Dr Fong said.
“That is the spirit that will guide us through this crisis – a spirit of selfless solidarity.
“We can’t all deploy on medical vessels to perform life-saving emergency surgeries. But we can all take simple steps – like good handwashing, like maintaining physical distance, like avoiding gatherings, and like installing careFIJI – that protect our most vulnerable Fijians and that pave the way to better days for the nation.
“Let’s take them together. Let’s do this together. We can, we have, and we will again.”
