PM medically evacuated to NZ [1]
Wednesday, September 11, 2019 - 19:34
The Prime Minister, Hon Samuela ‘Akilisi Pohiva was medically evacuated to New Zealand this afternoon, September 11.
He was admitted to the medical ward at Vaiola Hospital two weeks ago and was treated for pneumonia.
A statement from the Prime Minister's Office today said a decision was made yesterday to transfer the PM to New Zealand .
They stated that the Acting Prime Minister, Hon Semisi Sika urged the nation to remember the PM in their prayers. “We look forward to welcoming him back home in good health in the very near future.”
The Prime Minister's Office also stated that the PM was diagnosed earlier this year “with a liver complication and successfully underwent a medical procedure at Mercy Hospital in Auckland.”