Staff

Rajat was born and bred in Labasa, Fiji. Educated at St Mary’s, All Saints and Marist Brothers High School in Fiji. Graduated in Medicine from UNSW. After working in Fiji at CWM, Lautoka and Sigatoka hospital went for postgraduate studies in Sydney, becoming a specialist in O&G. Proceeded to UK for further training and experience, returning to Fiji to work as a specialist at CWM, as acting Dean of Fiji School of Medicine when after the 1st military coup he resigned and worked in Sydney till 2010. He has worked in senior clinical and administrative capacities and was a conjoint associate professor in Sydney. He has done several international consultancies for the WHO, UNPFA and other international bodies. He served on the NSW medical board for several years and has been an examiner for Australian Medical Council and RANZCOG. He is married to Dr Swaran Naidu and has a grown-up family.

Swaran was born in Lautoka, Fiji and attended Drasa Indian, Lovu Sangam, Tuvu Indian School and Natabua High School. She graduated from the Fiji School of Medicine in 1978 and worked at CWM Hospital, Raiwaqa Health Centre and Lautoka Hospital. She went to Wellington Women’s Hospital on WHO Fellowship to do her Diploma in O&G. For postgraduate training, she was in National Women’s Hospital in Auckland and then at Royal Hospital for Women in Sydney. She has a research background in Menopause and has been a speaker at international meetings. She has been a consultant of O&G at Royal Hospital for Women and has been actively involved in the training of undergraduates and post graduates. She has been an examiner for Australian Medical Council.

Dr. Swaran also worked as an Associate Professor for Fiji National University from 2011 to 2017.

She is the medical director of VSHC with interests in women's health and empowerment of women. Swaran is married with adult children.