The mental health unit has to be commended for its vigilance and forward thinking in ensuring that the people they are treating are still able to receive much-needed medication despite a medicine shortage. The unit is rationing medicine and making the trips to patients’ homes to ensure medicine i...
By The Editorial Board
•
09 June 2026, 9:00PM
Trending Stories
Editorial
The shortage of medicine at the national hospital has led the mental health unit to ration supplies and make home visits to…
Patients seeking treatment at Poutasi and Sa'anapu district hospitals have been affected by medicine shortages over the past two…
In the last 12 months, 11 doctors resigned, and the Prime Minister Laaulialemalietoa Leuatea Schmidt believes that there is…
A continuing shortage of basic medicines at Samoa’s main hospital in Moto’otua is leaving many patients frustrated and forcing…
Patients say medicine shortages at the Tupua Tamasese Meaole (TTM) National Hospital pharmacy continue, forcing some to buy…
Residents from rural communities say district hospitals continue to face challenges due to limited resources and occasional…
