Tonga has begun construction of its first ever dialysis centre in he kingdom.
A groundbreaking ceremony this morning marked the occasion.
The centre is named after Siaosi Brown a Tongan man who died while hiking Bell’s Canyon, US in June 2017.
As Kaniva News reported at the time, Siaosi was a best friends of Rod Emam, whose father and uncle were funding the dialysis centre.
As Kaniva previously reported in May, a private company in Salt Lake City was partnering with Tonga’s Ministry Of Health.
The US organization involved philanthropists who wanted to leave some of their money and wealth to charity.
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“It’s the Siaosi Brown Dialysis Centre, housed within the Semani Health Center,” said Emam. “I wanted to name the centre after him. I felt it was the only way to truly honour who he was for me,” Emam told Kslltv.
Emam also reportedly said Siaosi’s name was fitting for a health centre that’s all about saving lives.
“He always wanted to help,” said Emam.
Siaosi’s parents couldn’t be more proud.
“When they told me they were going to put Siaosi Brown that brought tears to my eyes because this is what Siaosi would have wanted,” said his mom.
“It’s amazing that a sad incident happened, but it also created something every special,” said Siaosi Brown’s father.
TANUPOU ‘O E FUOFUA SENITA TAIALASIS(DIALYSIS CENTER) ‘I TONGA NI. KO E SENITA TSIALASIS ENI ‘A SIAOSI BROWN MEI UTAH, ‘AMELIKA. ‘OKU TU’U ‘A E SENITA ‘I VEITONGO.
SIAOSI BROWN DIALYSIS CENTRE, UTAH, USA IN PARTNERSHIP WITH MINISTRY OF HEALTH, GOVERNMENT OF TONGA GROUND BREAKING CEREMONY OF THE DIALYSIS CENTRE FOR THE KINGDOM OF TONGA, FRIDAY 4th OF AUGUST 2023 VEITONGO, TONGATAPU
