In Fiji, coronary heart disease affects many families, and patients are eager for more timely and effective treatment. In September 2025, the Health Commission of Guangdong Province dispatched a three-member expert team from Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital to Fiji for a three-month medical aid program.

With the efforts of Guangdong doctors including Luo Songyuan, attending physician of Hypertension Research Unit, Department of Cardiology at Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, the local hospital completed its first emergency percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for acute myocardial infarction in recent years. It also allowed local doctors to see, for the first time in their own catheterization lab, the feasibility of performing emergency interventions under local conditions.

At the Colonial War Memorial Hospital they supported, Safaka, head of the Cardiology Department, told reporters that there had originally been only one interventional cardiologist in Fiji's public health system. The arrival of the doctors from Guangdong meant far more than just an extra pair of hands.

Safaka mentioned that Dr. Luo had explained how such cases would be handled in China, drawing on their advanced experience in interventional procedures. He would then adapt those methods to the local conditions to develop feasible approaches, which Safaka emphasized was crucial for them.

In addition, Fiji has a high number of patients with lower-limb complications caused by diabetes. Luo Songyuan, together with vascular surgeons, completed Fiji's first stent implantation for dialysis catheter–related venous occlusion. Since then, whenever the hospital schedules a lower-limb vascular intervention, local doctors always ask, "Is Dr. Luo available today?" hoping he can join and provide guidance.

"I hope to do my utmost to pass on the surgical skills I have mastered to local doctors and help improve their treatment capabilities," Dr. Luo said. During his three months in Fiji, his top priorities are to perform more procedures and treat more patients. He also aims to leave behind some "things that cannot be taken away" by introducing local doctors to cutting-edge technical concepts from China and abroad.

广东心内科专家在斐济三个月：多做手术多看好病人｜医援南太

在斐济，冠心病影响着许多家庭的健康 ，患者渴求更为及时有效的治疗手段。今年九月，广东省卫健委派出由广东省人民医院三名专家组成的团队，赴斐济开展为期三个月的医疗援助项目。

在心内科、高血压病研究室主治医师罗淞元等广东医生的推动下，当地完成了近年来首例急诊冠脉介入的急性心肌梗死救治，也让当地医生第一次在自己的导管室里，直观地看到了急诊介入在本地条件下的可行性。

在他们援助的殖民战争纪念医院，心内科负责人萨法卡（Safaka）告诉记者，原本斐济公立系统只有一名介入心脏科医生，广东医生的到来，不仅仅是多了一双操作的手这么简单。

“中国在介入手术方面有先进经验。当有比较高难度的病例时，罗医生告诉我们在中国会怎么做，再结合我们现有条件，给出真正可行的做法，这对我们很重要。”萨法卡说。

此外，在斐济，由于糖尿病产生下肢病变患者众多。罗淞元与血管外科医生完成了斐济第一例透析管相关静脉闭塞的支架植入手术。从那之后，每当医院安排下肢血管介入手术，本地医生都会先问一句：“罗医生今天在不在？”希望他能一同参与和指导。

“希望能尽自己所能，把掌握的手术技能都能够传递给当地医生，提升救治水平。”罗淞元表示，在斐济三个月，首先希望自己能多做一台手术、多看好一位病人。此外，留下一些“带不走的东西”，能够把国内以及国际上的一些比较前沿的技术理念介绍给当地医生。

文｜记者 朱嘉乐 郭子扬
图｜记者 曾育文
视频｜郭子扬 曾育文 朱嘉乐 李雨轩 实习生 吴梦琪 陈浩东
策划：龚丹枫
统筹：朱嘉乐
译｜曾敏
英文审校｜赵凡