Barbara Dreaver with the latest on Samoa's measles crisis
Matt Heath & Tyler Adams Afternoons · Newstalk ZB
December 13, 20193m 45s
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More Kiwi specialists are joining Samoa's fight against measles, which has killed more than 70.
Foreign Minister Winston Peters is visiting the Pacific Island nation and has announced help for long term needs.
It includes Samoan-speaking medical personnel, trauma support and a biomedical engineer to help out with new medical equipment.
Up to four anaesthetists will help local surgical teams tackle the backlog of postponed surgeries.
And there's money for a new oxygen generation plant.
One News Pacific correspondent Barbara Dreaver joined Si and Phil to report the latest on the Samoa measles outbreak.
LISTEN TO THE INTERVIEW ABOVE
Foreign Minister Winston Peters is visiting the Pacific Island nation and has announced help for long term needs.
It includes Samoan-speaking medical personnel, trauma support and a biomedical engineer to help out with new medical equipment.
Up to four anaesthetists will help local surgical teams tackle the backlog of postponed surgeries.
And there's money for a new oxygen generation plant.
One News Pacific correspondent Barbara Dreaver joined Si and Phil to report the latest on the Samoa measles outbreak.
LISTEN TO THE INTERVIEW ABOVE
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