Hyderabad, Nov 20 (IANS): Apollo Hospitals and Fiji National University have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for healthcare collaboration.

The MoU was signed by Sangita Reddy, Joint Managing Director of Apollo Group of Hospitals, and Ganesh Chand, vice chancellor of Fiji National University, on the eve Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the university.

The MoU entails initiatives like enhancement of the healthcare infrastructure in Fiji, enabling better access to high quality care for the people of Fiji with telemedicine and referral to Apollo Hospitals for advance ailments.

Besides, establishment of a clinic with outpatient specialist consultation services, state-of-the-art diagnostic services, 24X7 emergency care access, diabetes management services and sharing of content on medical education and training programmes, including e-learning portfolio.

"Apollo Hospitals has created a new model of healthcare which delivers the highest standards of medical care in a cost effective manner. We believe that this model is appropriate for most of the developing geographies in the world," said Sangita Reddy in a statement here.

Modi, his Fijian counterpart Frank Bainimarama and Fiji's Health Minister Jone Usamate welcomed this initiative and opined that this is the beginning of a long and substantive engagement between Apollo Hospitals and Fiji.