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People, places and a shared purpose.

Photographs from our clinics, community visits and journeys across Fiji. Meet the local teams and see the places that shape our work.

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Lautoka 22 November 2024

Working together at Lautoka Hospital

Dr Balaji Kalband and Dr Shrish Acharya with local colleagues Dr Shabneel and Dr Shariya Singh at the Lautoka Hospital specialist clinic.

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Four doctors standing together in the Lautoka Hospital specialist clinic room, 22 November 2024. — Dr Balaji Kalband and Dr Shrish Acharya with local colleagues Dr Shabneel and Dr Shariya Singh at the Lautoka Hospital specialist clinic, 22 November 2024.

Nakasi 20 November 2024

With our EEG nurses at Nakasi

Dr Balaji Kalband and Dr Shrish Acharya with EEG nurses Amelia and Divya from CWM Hospital, outside Nakasi Health Centre.

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Dr Balaji Kalband and Dr Shrish Acharya with EEG nurses Amelia and Divya outside Nakasi Health Centre beneath its covered entrance, beside an access ramp and planted border. — Dr Balaji Kalband and Dr Shrish Acharya with Amelia and Divya, EEG nurses from CWM Hospital in Suva, outside Nakasi Health Centre, 20 November 2024.

Lautoka May 2024

Lautoka Hospital · Our first visit

These photographs record The Ocean Project’s first visit to Lautoka Hospital in May 2024. What began with that visit grew into our second-largest base in Fiji, after Colonial War Memorial (CWM) Hospital in Suva. Lautoka remains a major centre for our work and an enduring part of our commitment to people living with epilepsy in western Fiji.

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Lautoka Hospital’s main buildings behind palm trees and flowering gardens under a clear blue sky. — The beginning of a lasting connection. Lautoka Hospital, photographed on 10 May 2024 during The Ocean Project’s first visit, would become our second-largest base in Fiji after CWM Hospital in Suva.

Two people standing outside the entrance beneath the Lautoka Hospital sign, with a covered walkway extending to the right. — At the entrance to Lautoka Hospital during our inaugural visit, 10 May 2024 — an early moment in a continuing commitment to epilepsy care in western Fiji.

Nadi 10 May 2024

Nadi Hospital · Our first visit

Photographs from The Ocean Project’s first visit to Nadi Hospital in May 2024.

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Two people outside the main entrance beneath the Nadi Hospital sign. — At the entrance to Nadi Hospital during The Ocean Project’s first visit, 10 May 2024.

Sigatoka 9 May 2024

Sigatoka Hospital · A visit to Fiji’s green heart

A visit to Sigatoka Hospital as part of The Ocean Project’s journey across Viti Levu.

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Entrance to Sigatoka Sub-Divisional Hospital with the hospital sign, emergency department and Fiji flag. — Sigatoka Sub-Divisional Hospital during The Ocean Project’s visit, 9 May 2024.

Navua May 2024

Navua Hospital · Our first visit

The Ocean Project’s first visit to Navua Hospital with Dr Balaji Kalband and Dr Shrish Acharya. Following the coast. Closing the gap.

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Local knowledge. Specialist support. One team. Dr Balaji Kalband and Dr Shrish Acharya at Navua Hospital during the first visit, May 2024.

A milestone on the journey: the first visit to Navua Hospital, May 2024.

Outside Navua Hospital during the May 2024 visit.

Green hills beyond the hospital grounds — a glimpse of Navua’s lush surroundings.

Navua May 2024

Community health camp · Vashist Muni Memorial Primary School

Community health in a familiar setting: the school in Navua hosted the health camp photographed during this visit.

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Inside the health camp at Vashist Muni Memorial Primary School, Navua, May 2024.

Vashist Muni Memorial Primary School — the setting for the Navua health camp.

The school playing field, photographed during the May 2024 visit to Navua.

Across Fiji May 2024

Along the journey · Viti Levu

Roads, green hills and moments by the water between our hospital and community visits.

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On the road through Viti Levu — green hills and tropical vegetation along the May 2024 journey.

Open fields and coconut palms beneath a wide Fijian sky, photographed along the journey.

A flag-lined bridge over calm water — a quiet moment from the May 2024 journey through Fiji.

Across Fiji 6–10 May 2024

The first clinic announcement

The original flyer announcing The Ocean Project’s first free epilepsy clinics across Fiji, held from 6 to 10 May 2024 with Dr Balaji Kalband.

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Original Free Epilepsy Clinics flyer featuring Dr Balaji Kalband and announcing clinics across Fiji on 6–10 May 2024. — The first clinic announcement — free epilepsy clinics across Fiji, 6–10 May 2024.

Sigatoka 13 August 2023

Learning from Fiji’s GPs

Moments from the annual GP meeting at Shangri-La in Sigatoka, attended to learn about healthcare in Fiji through the experience of local practitioners.

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A group in matching yellow shirts and blue caps gathered on a lawn. — Connecting with colleagues at the annual GP meeting in Sigatoka, 13 August 2023.

Five colleagues in a group selfie beside the beach, palms and a covered walkway. — Colleagues by the coast during the annual GP meeting at Shangri-La, Sigatoka, August 2023.

Across Fiji April 2023

The first visit to Fiji

George, Dr Balaji Kalband’s local guide, showed him around Fiji and took him from Nadi to the Department of Health in Suva during his first visit.

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Dr Balaji Kalband with George, his local guide, during his first visit to Fiji in April 2023. George showed him around Fiji and took him from Nadi to the Department of Health in Suva.

Palm trees, a thatched shelter and the open sea — Fiji’s coastline, photographed during the April 2023 visit.

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