Dr Krishnan refutes claims made by the Health Minister

Local Nephrologist Dr Amrish Krishnan has refuted the statement made by Health Minister Dr Ifereimi Waqainabete that government paid for his nephrology training in New Zealand.

While responding to NFP MP Lenora Qereqeretabua's end of the week statement on dialysis, Dr Waqainabete had said Dr Amrish Krishnan was sent across, was trained by Fiji government scholarship and he got his Masters. Dr. Waqainabete says he was the Medical Superintendent when they supported Dr Krishnan to go for training in Taranaki.

The Health Minister had also said that this government-supported his training and Dr Krishnan went to Taranaki with them.

Dr Waqainabete added that when Dr Krishnan came back, he indicated he wanted to go into private practice.

On his official Twitter page, Dr Krishnan says he is saddened that good men like Dr Ifereimi Waqainabete are repeatedly fed false information from his subordinates.

Saddened that good men like Hon @Nadokoulu are repeatedly fed false information from their subordinates. Hon @lenoraq_mp was spot on with most of what she said. I didn't do my Nephrology training on a govt scholarship, I was on paid registrar position in NZ.

— Amrish Krishnan (@KrishnanAmrish) February 12, 2021

He also says that Qereqeretabua was spot on with most of what she said.

Dr Amrish says he did not do his nephrology training on a government scholarship and was on a paid registrar position in NZ.

He adds he left the public system due to ongoing bureaucracy related challenges.

We have sent questions to the Health Minister. He is yet to respond.

Meanwhile, work is continuing on the installation of dialysis machines at the Nadera Dialysis Centre using the Biomedical Engineer accredited by the German supplier and brought to Fiji through quarantine.