Workforce woes and budget blues: Cook Islands’ healthcare is all about the people

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Workforce woes and budget blues: Cook Islands’ healthcare is all about the people

Zahra
Shahtahmasebi
Rarotonga Tu Papa primary care team
Tu Papa primary care clinic team are based close to the beach and near Rarotonga’s main township, Avarua [Images: Zahra Shahtahmasebi]

Zahra Shahtahmasebi finds out how a tiny Pacific nation’s health system copes with the twin challenges of vast geographical area and tight workforce constraints

Until the COVID-19 pandemic arrived, the Cook Islands had no primary care service. Now, a beachside primary care centre can be found on the main is