FIJI MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
FIJI MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
Tuesday 7th
July, 2020
Dear Members
Bula Vinaka,
Namaste, Assalamo-alaikum and Noa’ia e mau’ri. We offer our sincere gratitude
to the Ministry of Health team as well as all the stakeholders which includes
you in successfully containing the first wave of COVID-19. It is important to
note that there was no community transmission of COVID-19 during this period.
Fiji, as a nation has responded to this pandemic much better than most
developed nations such as the various European countries and the United States
of America. We are grateful that our people have the capacity to listen to and
adhere to sound scientific advice and put in practice basic hygiene and social
distancing measures. One only needs to look at the countless examples of so
called citizens of developed nations who are ignorant or choose to remain so
which then perpetuates spread of the disease. We as a people are now aware of
the dire consequences of this disease and our new normal is a heightened sense
of awareness and our ability to revert to more stringent social distancing
measures as required. It is inevitable that there will be more cases as our
people are repatriated back to Fiji so we must be able to flow with this fluid
situation. I have full confidence in the adaptability of our people who are
without a doubt one of the most resilient and adaptable in the world.
I am pleased to
inform you that we will be proceeding with our Mini-Conferences at the
aforementioned dates:
Suva – 25/07/2020
Lautoka – 22/08/2020
Labasa – 26/09/2020
Please note that we are not out of
the woods yet and there will be a restriction of 100 participants for these
mini-conferences and social distancing measures and practices will be
maintained during the conference. We do encourage that you attend as the scientific
content of the conferences will be of benefit and you will be given CME points
for attending. It is also an opportunity for us as to get together, share our
experiences and de-stress and such a long time in relative isolation. As you
are all aware, our mental health does get challenged and tested during times of
heightened awareness and by mingling with colleagues, these conferences will
double up as group therapy for us. So I encourage you all to try and book you
spot early as we will be restricted to only 100 participants in total and the
registration will be on a “first come, first served” basis. We are hopeful that
even though our main conference has been postponed to next year, these
mini-conferences will give you ample opportunity to gain some valuable CME
points.
Vinaka vakalevu,
Khuda Hafiz, Daniyabaad and Fa’eksia
Dr Basharat Munshi
President
Fiji
Medical Association