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

zshahtahmasebi@nzdoctor.co.nz

Wednesday 9 November 2022, 09:57 AM

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

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