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Healthcare on an island such as Aitutaki is never straightforward, says Aitutaki Hospital manager Mareta Mose

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

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

Healthcare on an island such as Aitutaki is never straightforward, says Aitutaki Hospital manager Mareta Mose

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

I attended a church service on Sunday, possibly for the first time, at least that I can recall. Being raised a Muslim, I guess I’ve never had occasion to do so previously

Zahra Shahtahmasebi takes a break from interviews for her scholarship programme to climb a steep hill or two 

Former reporter for New Zealand Doctor Rata Aotearoa, Zahra Shahtahmasebi continues her scholarship work by interviewing hospital staff at Rarotonga Hospital  

In 2021, while working for New Zealand Doctor Rata Aotearoa, journalist Zahra Shahtahmasebi won a national health journalism scholarship to look at the challenges facing rural health. Last month, she travelled to the Cook Islands to get started 

Zahra Shahtahmasebi’s second instalment of her scholarship travels in Rarotonga