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Jale Daucakacaka
6 March, 2021, 3:00 am
Rakin Wahed (left) and
Minister for Commerce,
Trade, Tourism and
Transport Faiyaz Koya cut
the cake at the app
launch. Picture: SUPPLIED
Members of the public will soon have access to Fiji’s first health mobile app, which provides a range of health services and information.
The “Pasifika Heartbeat” app was created by Rakin Wahed, owner of Cheap Games Fiji, through the Government’s Young Entrepreneurship Scheme (YES) and allows people to record their medical reports, manage appointments with doctors, keep track of blood pressure and sugar level readings, among other features “I started working on this project two years ago with a vision to revolutionise the health sector in Fiji where information and services are easily accessible on an online platform,” he said.
Fiji National University
During the official launch of the Pasifika Heartbeat app. Picture: SUPPLIED
In a first for Fiji, a former student of the Fiji National University (FNU), Rakin Wahed has used his knowledge and skills to develop the Pasifika Heartbeat app, a digital health platform of valuable information that, aims to connect the public to medical professionals.
Wahed was a student at FNU’s College of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences (CMNHS) and is a recipient of the Fijian Government’s Young Entrepreneurship Scheme (YES), an initiative targeting the development of young business entrepreneurs with innovative ideas.
Through YES, the Ministry of Commerce, Trade, Tourism and Transport provided financial assistance of $12,000 to Wahed which enabled him to host the Pasifika Heartbeat app online.