Niue
The Polynesian Island of Niue in the South Pacific, population of 1800, was the setting for the international humanitarian medical aids mission undertaken by Richard Wagner, MD of the USA and Mark Izzard, MBBS, FRACS of New Zealand in 2002.
This remote volcanic island, which is isolated in the South Pacific with its closest neighbor Tonga some 500 miles across the ocean, is far removed from having specialist care. Other than basic care delivered by three family doctors, the islanders requiring specialty care are required to travel to New Zealand, three hours by air.
The GEO international team, along with anesthesiologist Ian Chapman, traveled to the island to provide ENT services to the Pacific Islanders who reside there.
Coordinated efforts with the staff at Lord Liverpool Hospital in Alofi, Niue, made it possible to examine more than 200 patients and perform surgeries during the two-week stay there.
This remote volcanic island, which is isolated in the South Pacific with its closest neighbor Tonga some 500 miles across the ocean, is far removed from having specialist care. Other than basic care delivered by three family doctors, the islanders requiring specialty care are required to travel to New Zealand, three hours by air.
The GEO international team, along with anesthesiologist Ian Chapman, traveled to the island to provide ENT services to the Pacific Islanders who reside there.
Coordinated efforts with the staff at Lord Liverpool Hospital in Alofi, Niue, made it possible to examine more than 200 patients and perform surgeries during the two-week stay there.
