31/08/2025
Hon. Anil Kumar Bachoo visits Dr. SM Balaji during Surgery Schedule at Victoria Hospital, Mauritius
Hon. Anil Kumar Bachoo, Minister of Health & Wellness, Mauritius, visited Victoria Hospital, Port Louis, where Dr. SM Balaji was leading a team of surgeons in a series of surgeries along with Dr. Munee Krishna, Head of the Department of Plastic Surgery and other senior consultants at the Department of Plastic Surgery, Victoria Hospital, Mauritius. Staff members of the Department of Plastic Surgery accompanied the minister to the operating theatre and wards, where they interacted with the surgical team.
Dr. SM Balaji described the various facial deformity and craniosurgical procedures that were being performed by him to the minister. Dr. SM Balaji and the minister later held detailed discussions pertaining to developing centers for providing world class craniofacial and cancer surgical care for patients in hospitals across the Republic of Mauritius. Dr. SM Balaji’s visit was widely covered by the national media.
The honorable minister lauded Dr. SM Balaji’s commitment towards providing quality surgical care for patients and guiding policy decisions towards establishing centers of surgical excellence for the betterment of the quality of life for the citizens of the island nation.