Restore the name. Restore the memory. Restore Victoria Hospital |12 February 2026

Restore the name. Restore the memory. Restore Victoria Hospital

In 2011, the name Victoria Hospital was changed to Seychelles Hospital.

Fifteen years later, we believe it is time to restore its rightful name.

This is not about politics. It is about identity. It is about memory. It is about respect.

Victoria Hospital is more than a healthcare facility. It is part of who we are as a people. Generations of Seychellois were born there. Generations were healed there. Generations said their final goodbyes there. Its name lives on birth certificates, in family stories, and in the shared memory of our nation.

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