Teamwork to the rescue when meds are scarce in Rarotonga

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Teamwork to the rescue when meds are scarce in Rarotonga

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By Zahra Shahtahmasebi
Tu Papa primary care team
Tu Papa primary care clinic team are based close to the beach and near Rarotonga’s main township, Avarua [Image: Images – Zahra Shahtahmasebi]

Journalist Zahra Shahtahmasebi visits the Cook Islands on a scholarship and delves deep into the workings of the nation’s health system, including the hospital pharmacy

To be a pharmacist in the Cook Islands, the ability to see the future is a necessary requirement. Pharmacist Andrew Orange laughs as he describes the