Air Pacific, soon to be ‘Fiji Airways’ and Zens Medical Centre in Nadi have confirmed a new partnership aimed at providing Fiji with the nation’s first-ever ‘wellness clinic’.
To be named the ‘Fiji Airways Wellness Clinic’, on a referral basis it intends to offer a range of health and wellness checks designed to achieve the goal of early detection and prevention of Fiji’s most common causes of death, namely heart disease, diabetes, hypertension and strokes.
“As Fiji’s national airline, we are committed to improving the lives and well-being of not only our staff, but all Fijians. On behalf of the more than 800 professionals who work at our airline, we are very pleased to be partnering with Zens Medical Centre to address this important issue. The Fiji Airways Wellness Clinic will contribute to a healthier Fiji by making available free wellness and health checks for patients referred by their general practitioners,” said Dave Pflieger, managing director and chief executive of Air Pacific. “Support for this new clinic is a fitting way to commemorate the rebranding of Fiji’s national airline from Air Pacific to Fiji Airways.
“In the same way that our airline is soaring to new horizons, by supporting staff wellness programs and early detection, we want to make it possible for all Fijians to soar to new horizons, as well.”
Under the four year agreement with the Medical Centre, the airline will provide financial support, and Zens Medical Centre (Nadi) will manage the clinic and provide for specialist medical staff, supplies and expertise to perform health check-ups.
“We are proud to partner with Air Pacific in creating Fiji’s first-ever preventive medicine clinic. Most other clinics in Fiji are focused on providing treatments after a lifestyle disease has been diagnosed. The Fiji Airways Wellness Clinic’s goal, however, is to start a program of early detection and prevention of these diseases to help patients who are found to be ‘at risk’ with the means to modify their lifestyle through health education, exercise, and diet counselling,” said dr Zen Low, director of Zens Medical Centre.
“Diabetes, high-blood pressure, heart and kidney diseases are among the top medical causes of death in Fiji. Currently, we’re seeing young adults in their late 20s suffering heart attacks; as young as 30 suffering from strokes, and four out of 10 adults in our population are diabetics. As a result, our new clinic plans to provide preventative measures to reduce non-communicable diseases like diabetes, and to reduce the progression of organ complications - kidney failure, heart attacks, and stroke - associated with established non-communicable diseases. The clinic also aims to look after patients with early stages of kidney failure, and prepare patients and families with end stage kidney failure for renal transplant and haemodialysis,” said Low.
The clinic will also offer, on a referral basis, various medical tests and services for other non-communicable diseases to the public free of charge. These include blood pressure and sugar tests, blood tests, lipid tests, hypertension screening, screening for strokes, cardiovascular disease, kidney disease diagnosis and treatment, including dialysis treatment.
In addition, the airline has also made a one-time donation to help the medical centre pay off one of its dialysis machines.
Free services at the clinic commenced 22 April and are located at 40 Lodhia Street, Nadi Town. The clinic will be open Fridays from 5pm – 8pm, and see patients referred by other general practitioners and medical personnel.
Air Pacific, soon to be ‘Fiji Airways’ and Zens Medical Centre in Nadi have confirmed a new partnership aimed at providing Fiji with the nation’s first-ever ‘wellness clinic’.
To be named the ‘Fiji Airways Wellness Clinic’, on a referral basis it intends to offer a range of health and wellness checks designed to achieve the goal of early detection and prevention of Fiji’s most common causes of death, namely heart disease, diabetes, hypertension and strokes.
“As Fiji’s national airline, we are committed to improving the lives and well-being of not only our staff, but all Fijians. On behalf of the more than 800 professionals who work at our airline, we are very pleased to be partnering with Zens Medical Centre to address this important issue. The Fiji Airways Wellness Clinic will contribute to a healthier Fiji by making available free wellness and health checks for patients referred by their general practitioners,” said Dave Pflieger, managing director and chief executive of Air Pacific. “Support for this new clinic is a fitting way to commemorate the rebranding of Fiji’s national airline from Air Pacific to Fiji Airways.
“In the same way that our airline is soaring to new horizons, by supporting staff wellness programs and early detection, we want to make it possible for all Fijians to soar to new horizons, as well.”
Under the four year agreement with the Medical Centre, the airline will provide financial support, and Zens Medical Centre (Nadi) will manage the clinic and provide for specialist medical staff, supplies and expertise to perform health check-ups.
“We are proud to partner with Air Pacific in creating Fiji’s first-ever preventive medicine clinic. Most other clinics in Fiji are focused on providing treatments after a lifestyle disease has been diagnosed. The Fiji Airways Wellness Clinic’s goal, however, is to start a program of early detection and prevention of these diseases to help patients who are found to be ‘at risk’ with the means to modify their lifestyle through health education, exercise, and diet counselling,” said dr Zen Low, director of Zens Medical Centre.
“Diabetes, high-blood pressure, heart and kidney diseases are among the top medical causes of death in Fiji. Currently, we’re seeing young adults in their late 20s suffering heart attacks; as young as 30 suffering from strokes, and four out of 10 adults in our population are diabetics. As a result, our new clinic plans to provide preventative measures to reduce non-communicable diseases like diabetes, and to reduce the progression of organ complications - kidney failure, heart attacks, and stroke - associated with established non-communicable diseases. The clinic also aims to look after patients with early stages of kidney failure, and prepare patients and families with end stage kidney failure for renal transplant and haemodialysis,” said Low.
The clinic will also offer, on a referral basis, various medical tests and services for other non-communicable diseases to the public free of charge. These include blood pressure and sugar tests, blood tests, lipid tests, hypertension screening, screening for strokes, cardiovascular disease, kidney disease diagnosis and treatment, including dialysis treatment.
In addition, the airline has also made a one-time donation to help the medical centre pay off one of its dialysis machines.
Free services at the clinic commenced 22 April and are located at 40 Lodhia Street, Nadi Town. The clinic will be open Fridays from 5pm – 8pm, and see patients referred by other general practitioners and medical personnel.
