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That same day, the Samoan Ministry of Health confirmed 11 new cases in managed isolation, bringing the total number of COVID-19 cases to 26. [6] On 27 January, Samoa reported one new case, bringing the total number of confirmed case to 27. This case was a passenger from the previous week's flight from Brisbane. [54]
At the 2011 election Tuitama shifted seat to A'ana Alofi No. 1, and after being elected was appointed Minister of Health. [5] He was re-elected in the 2016 election , and retained his portfolio. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] As Health Minister he focused on non-communicable diseases , [ 1 ] [ 8 ] [ 9 ] and oversaw a merger of health agencies.
The Ministry for Public Enterprises was originally part of the Ministry of Finance. It was announced in April 2014 with the intention of overseeing the administration of state-owned enterprises. [4] [5] It is not established under any specific legislation, and was created as a ministry by a 2014 amendment to the MDAA act. [6] [3]: 13
Aiono Alec Joseph Ekeroma ONZM (born c. 1958) [1] is a Samoan physician, academic, and civil servant. He was the first Pacific academic to hold a professorial role in a specialised area of medicine in New Zealand. He helped establish the National University of Samoa's medical school, and currently serves as the university's vice-chancellor.
Expenditure on health in Samoa was 7.2% of GDP in 2014, US$418 per capita.. Life expectancy at birth was estimated at 72 years for men in 2016 and 78 for women. [1]Prevalence of obesity in the adult population, top countries (2016), Samoa has the sixth highest rate in the world.
[8] Samoa's political opposition called for the health minister to be removed. [8] On 31 December, Prime Minister TuilaŹ»epa SaŹ»ilele Malielegaoi addressed the nation; the measles outbreak was a focus of his speech. He acknowledged the support of the Samoan diaspora and 49 medical teams from across the world. [48]
The health care system in Tokelau is operated by the Tokelau Department of Health. Each of the three atolls of Tokelau has a 12-bed hospital that works as part of the Samoa region [clarification needed] to provide primary health care to the community. Each hospital is staffed by a medical officer, four to five nurses, and other staff.
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