Teamwork to the rescue when meds are scarce in Rarotonga

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Teamwork to the rescue when meds are scarce in Rarotonga

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