GLOBAL HEALTH SYMPOSIUM Strengthening Safe Surgery and Anaesthesia in Asia Pacific RACS Melbourne October 2015
Strengthening Safe Surgery and Anaesthesia in Asia Pacific REGIONAL PERSPECTIVE from TONGA Dr. Viliami Tangi. FRACS
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THE PACIFIC
Population size, PICT:
Land area (km²), PICT (excl. PNG) 6
Proportion of population aged 0–14, PICT:
HUMAN RESOURCES IN HEALTH; TONGA 2015 66 doctors/ 16 Surgical& Anaesthesia Providers/
PIC doctors (PG & MMED doctors; 2013/2014 numbers) CountryInternal MedicinePaediatricsSurgeryAnaesthesiaO&G Cook Is3 131 Fiji FSM53555 Kiribati13232 Niue--111 Nauru--111 Palau32322 RMI43312 Samoa33446 Solomon Is33532 Tonga24434 Tuvalu1-1-- Tokelau----- Vanuatu21625 Total
PICs Capacity Building Requests from 2012 to 2014
Types of capacity building requests
Strengthening Safe Surgery and Anaesthesia in Asia Pacific NEEDS: Well Trained General Surgeons More Additional Specialised experiences and exposure.
Strengthening Safe Surgery and Anaesthesia in Asia Pacific The Players in the Pacific…..Countries; RACS / PIP/ Visiting Specialist Teams Other Visiting Teams NZMTS SSCSiP PMA SPC ANZCA PISA Pacific Anaesthetic Society
AIDS EFFECTIVENESS IN THE PACTIC Reality: Only those with relatively good capacity and experience are able to use Aid to shape sector activity
Strengthening Safe Surgery and Anaesthesia in Asia Pacific Visiting Surgical Team; Tonga, Visiting Teams
Strengthening Safe Surgery and Anaesthesia in Asia Pacific SPECIALIST TRAINING OF OUR YOUNG DOCTORS Surgery; Obstetric&Gynaecology; Anaesthesia- Master Degree, 4 years (Future Leaders). RACS/PIP FUTURE ROLES. PISA
Strengthening Safe Surgery and Anaesthesia in Asia Pacific PERIOPERATIVE MORTALITY (POMR). Cook Island; Tonga; Fiji Solomon Islands; Kiribati-SSCSiP helping. All Pacifi countries have endorsed this work.
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