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Current Issues In Healthcare In Samoa “Making-Do With What Is Available”, Veronica Braden
Current Issues In Healthcare In Samoa “Making-Do With What Is Available”, Veronica Braden
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The objective of this research was to look at the current issues in healthcare in present day Samoa. The research was conducted over a four week period, two of which were spent observing and interviewing in the public hospital, Tupua Tamasese Meaole, and in the private hospital, MedCen. This research was conducted to look at issues such as cleanliness of facilities, the shortage of supplies and technology in the hospitals, the demand for higher salaries made by the doctors, and the reasons for the trend towards the privatization of medicine. Also researched, was the role of the government in terms …