The shortage of medicine at the national hospital has led the mental health unit to ration supplies and make home visits to deliver needed medication to patients.Psychiatrist and Samoa Medical Association president Seiuli Dr George Tuitama said with the current medicine shortage, these were some ...
By Shalveen Chand
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07 June 2026, 11:10PM
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A continuing shortage of basic medicines at Samoa’s main hospital in Moto’otua is leaving many patients frustrated and forcing…
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