By Gagau Faavesi Sitaiai
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20 June 2026, 5:00PM
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Samoa
Residents from rural communities say district hospitals continue to face challenges due to limited resources and occasional medicine shortages, compared with the services available at Motootua Hospital.Sione Petaia, a resident from the south coast, said the issue becomes more concerning during em...
By Gagau Faavesi Sitaiai
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20 June 2026, 5:00PM
Trending Stories
Samoa

Patients and caregivers say essential medicines for children and other patients are unavailable at the Tupua Tamasese Meaole…

A continuing shortage of basic medicines at Samoa’s main hospital in Moto’otua is leaving many patients frustrated and forcing…

Members of the public have pushed back against Prime Minister Laaulialemalietoa Leuatea Schmidt's criticism of doctors over the…

The mental health unit has to be commended for its vigilance and forward thinking in ensuring that the people they are treating…

In the last 12 months, 11 doctors resigned, and the Prime Minister Laaulialemalietoa Leuatea Schmidt believes that there is…

Doctors and nurses raised concerns about why an essential service was being subjected to cost-cutting measures during a meeting…