Patients say medicine shortages at the Tupua Tamasese Meaole (TTM) National Hospital pharmacy continue, forcing some to buy medication from private pharmacies, while the Ministry of Health has not responded to repeated requests for comment.A mother familiar with the situation said little had chan...
By Maryana Amituanai
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14 July 2026, 9:00PM
Patients say medicine shortages at the Tupua Tamasese Meaole (TTM) National Hospital pharmacy continue, forcing some to buy medication from private pharmacies, while the Ministry of Health has not responded to repeated requests for comment.
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