Fiji looks for private hospital operators, to the concern of nurses

The Fiji government is seeking expressions of interest from international private hospital operators to help it develop, upgrade, equip and run the Ba and Lautoka hospitals. Under the planned partnership agreement a private operator will run both hospitals, provide the staff, modern medical equipment and relevant training. The Fiji Nurses Association has voiced concern over the proposed public-private partnership, fearing wages, conditions and jobs could be negatively affected by the involvement of a private operator.