The Pacific's First Integrated Cath Lab Goes Live in Fiji

The spiritual force behind the One World One Family global mission, Sadguru Sri Madhusudan Sai leads a movement of love and service spanning 80+ countries across healthcare, education and nutrition. His vision transformed Fiji's approach to paediatric cardiac care — making world-class heart surgery freely accessible to every child, regardless of circumstance. Awarded Fiji's highest state honour, the Companion of the Order of Fiji.

The visionary architect of Fiji's largest-ever NGO project, Mr. Mahendra Tappoo co-founded the Sai Prema Foundation in 2016 with an unwavering commitment to serve the least, the last and the lost. Under his leadership, a FJD 5 million hospital was conceived and built — the first and only dedicated paediatric cardiac hospital in the entire South Pacific. Recipient of the Companion of the Order of Fiji.

A Bollywood singer turned global philanthropist, Mr. Sumeet Tappoo drives the day-to-day mission of the Sai Prema Foundation with infectious energy and purpose. He champions free paediatric cardiac care across Fiji's 330 islands, personally overseeing outreach, fundraising and community engagement. His rallying words — "There is no bill on the counter. Everything is totally free of charge" — have become the foundation's defining statement of compassion.

An award-winning social entrepreneur and clinician, Dr. Krupali Tappoo leads all medical programmes, international surgical partnerships and clinical quality at the hospital. She has built a remarkable network of volunteer surgeons from 14 countries, ensuring that children across Fiji and the Pacific receive the highest standard of paediatric cardiac care — all delivered entirely free of charge. Recipient of the Companion of the Order of Fiji.

A triple-board-certified congenital cardiac surgeon at Stanford University, Palo Alto, Dr. Shaun Setty brings world-class surgical expertise and global humanitarian purpose together in equal measure. Certified in surgery, thoracic surgery, and congenital heart surgery, he serves as Director of Global Cardiac Care at Stanford and Co-President of the Global Health Network. His partnership with the Sai Prema Foundation has connected Fiji to an international network of specialist cardiac surgeons, directly enabling the free life-saving procedures the hospital provides to children across the Pacific.

The architect of the open-source digital backbone powering this cath lab deployment, Ramesh Dharmaraj brings deep expertise in cloud solutions, healthcare ERP, and AI-driven systems to one of the most ambitious humanitarian technology projects in the Pacific. He designed and implemented the three-layer integration connecting the Philips Azurion 7 B20/15 bi-plane, Orthanc PACS, and Frappe Health — delivering a fully paperless, enterprise-grade imaging ecosystem at zero proprietary licensing cost. His work ensures that world-class cardiac imaging infrastructure is now permanently and sustainably embedded within the hospital's open-source digital ecosystem.