India continues to fulfil its commitments to Pacific Island Countries, sends container-based Dialysis Unit to Kiribati
| 2025-03-22
A consignment of six-bedded container-based Dialysis Unit departed from Gujarat’s Mundra Port for Tarawa in Kiribati.
This is in line with the assistance announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2023
India has dispatched a six-bedded container-based Dialysis Unit to strengthen the healthcare system of Kiribati in keeping with a commitment made to Pacific Island Countries in 2023.
The development was announced by Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal on Saturday (March 22, 2025).
“Standing together with the Pacific Islands family - helping strengthen the healthcare system of Kiribati. Fulfilling India's commitment made at FIPIC III Summit: a consignment of 6-bedded container-based Dialysis Unit departed from Mundra Port for Tarawa, Kiribati,” he said on social media platform X.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that India would assist in setting up dialysis units in all the 14 Pacific island countries while addressing the FIPIC III Summit in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea on May 22, 2023.
In his closing statement at the summit, Prime Minister also made the following announcements:
Establishment of a super-specialty cardiology hospital in Fiji with the Indian government bearing the full cost of the project.
Provision of sea ambulances will be provided to all the 14 Pacific island countries.
Upgradation and transformation of the Centre of Excellence for IT in Papua New Guinea into a ‘Regional Information Technology and Cybersecurity Hub.
Conversion of at least one government building into solar powered building, in all the FIPIC countries.
The Forum for India-Pacific Islands Cooperation (FIPIC) is a landmark initiative launched in 2014 as part of the Act East Policy.
India and 14 Pacific Island Countries (PICs), including Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Tonga, Tuvalu, Kiribati, Samoa, Vanuatu, Niue, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of Marshall Islands, the Cook Islands, Palau, Nauru, and the Solomon Islands, are a part of the FIPIC initiative.
India’s engagement with the 14 Pacific Island Countries (PICs) is part of its Act East Policy. A majority of India’s engagement with PICs is through development assistance under South-South Cooperation - mainly in the form of capacity building (training, scholarships, grant-in-aid and loan assistance) and community development projects.
India announced a series of Quick Impact Projects (QIPs) for Pacific Island Countries during the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) Dialogue Partners Session held in Tonga on August 29, 2024. Under this, each of the 14 Pacific Island Countries are to receive USD 50,000 to fund projects of their choice.
The development was announced by Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal on Saturday (March 22, 2025).
“Standing together with the Pacific Islands family - helping strengthen the healthcare system of Kiribati. Fulfilling India's commitment made at FIPIC III Summit: a consignment of 6-bedded container-based Dialysis Unit departed from Mundra Port for Tarawa, Kiribati,” he said on social media platform X.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that India would assist in setting up dialysis units in all the 14 Pacific island countries while addressing the FIPIC III Summit in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea on May 22, 2023.
In his closing statement at the summit, Prime Minister also made the following announcements:
Establishment of a super-specialty cardiology hospital in Fiji with the Indian government bearing the full cost of the project.
Provision of sea ambulances will be provided to all the 14 Pacific island countries.
Upgradation and transformation of the Centre of Excellence for IT in Papua New Guinea into a ‘Regional Information Technology and Cybersecurity Hub.
Conversion of at least one government building into solar powered building, in all the FIPIC countries.
The Forum for India-Pacific Islands Cooperation (FIPIC) is a landmark initiative launched in 2014 as part of the Act East Policy.
India and 14 Pacific Island Countries (PICs), including Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Tonga, Tuvalu, Kiribati, Samoa, Vanuatu, Niue, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of Marshall Islands, the Cook Islands, Palau, Nauru, and the Solomon Islands, are a part of the FIPIC initiative.
India’s engagement with the 14 Pacific Island Countries (PICs) is part of its Act East Policy. A majority of India’s engagement with PICs is through development assistance under South-South Cooperation - mainly in the form of capacity building (training, scholarships, grant-in-aid and loan assistance) and community development projects.
India announced a series of Quick Impact Projects (QIPs) for Pacific Island Countries during the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) Dialogue Partners Session held in Tonga on August 29, 2024. Under this, each of the 14 Pacific Island Countries are to receive USD 50,000 to fund projects of their choice.
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