Fiji’s emergence as a regional hub for compassionate, world-class healthcare is set to accelerate with the announcement of the Sri Madhusudan Sai Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, a landmark project unveiled during the One World One Family World Cultural Festival in India.
Speaking at the event, Sumeet Tappoo of the Sai Prema Foundation said the institute—established under the direction of Sadguru Sri Madhusudan Sai—would be a transformational force for the Pacific.
“This institution will redefine the future of medical education for all of the Pacific,” Tappoo said.
“It will train doctors who will heal with hands guided by hearts, who will see not patients, but God in every patient.”
He described the new institute as “a monumental step” that will not only upgrade Fiji’s medical capabilities but also serve smaller Pacific nations that rely heavily on limited health services.
Tappoo stressed that its impact would reach far beyond the classroom.
“This will not just change lives—it will change history,” he told the gathering.
The initiative also includes a major expansion of paediatric cardiac services.
From 2026, the Sri Sathya Sai Sanjeevani Heart Screening Centre will begin operations in neighbouring Pacific Island countries, a move Tappoo called “another monumental step toward providing life-saving care for children across the Pacific.”
Calling Fiji “an island nation becoming a source of global inspiration,” Tappoo said the country’s commitment to service had created a wave of compassion across the region.
“What began in Fiji is now a wave of divine compassion rolling across the oceans,” he said. “We have witnessed the impossible made possible because one divine being willed it to be so.”
