Princess Margaret Hospital, Funafuti

[4] Services to the outer islands of the country is provided by satellite clinics, staffed generally with a nurse and a midwife.Cyclone Bebe struck Funafuti in late October 1972 and caused extensive damage to the hospital.[3] The Tuvaluan medical staff at PMH has been assisted by expatriate doctors from Philippines (Dr. Jun Oballo and Dr. Denniszon Mendoza), China, Germany, Russia and Myanmar whose services are provided through United Nation Volunteers (UNV) funding.[2] Since independence Tuvalu has had one hospital, the Princess Margaret Hospital (PMH), in Funafuti that provides referral and general health services to support the health clinics on each of Tuvalu's outer islands and for Tuvaluans living on Funafuti.Each Community Health Centre on the smaller outer islands is staffed by a midwife and general nurse.[2] Patients are referred to PMH for basic surgery, such as peptic ulcers, appendicitis, hernias, removal of lesions and other minor procedures.[1] Patients requiring more complex surgery are sent to the Colonial War Memorial Hospital in Suva, Fiji or to New Zealand under the NZ Medical Assistance Scheme, which is part of the Official Development Assistance (ODA) Programme administered by the NZ Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade.[13] The hospital records show an increase in illnesses that are attributed to the effects of climate change, including influenza, fungal diseases, conjunctivitis, dengue fever, and ciguatera poisoning that occurs when reef fish are eaten, when the fish have ingested micro-algaes that grow on coral.TK III includes new strategic goals in relation to health policy, including medical infrastructure, medical human resources and providing resources to address issues at the intersection of climate change and health.[25] Health goals include: promoting primary health care services targeting the reduction of non-communicable diseases and as well as modifiable behavioural risk factors, such as tobacco use, physical inactivity, unhealthy diet and the harmful use of alcohol; foster strong nutritious dietary practices by eating local food; strengthen mental health care; and foster greater use of traditional medicine and healing.
Tuvaluan doctors (2008) Dr Nese Ituaso-Conway (left) and Dr Miliama Simeona (right) [ 10 ]
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