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The Pacific Islands Project: the first 3 years

D E Theile1, R C Bennett

  • 1Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. surgeons.sec@hcn.net.au

The Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery
|November 14, 1998
PubMed
Summary

The Pacific Islands Project successfully provided vital tertiary medical care to 11 nations between 1995-1998. This initiative significantly improved healthcare access through volunteer medical teams and skill transfer programs.

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Area of Science:

  • Global Health
  • International Medical Assistance
  • Surgical Outreach

Background:

  • Pacific Island nations face significant healthcare challenges due to their remote and underdeveloped nature.
  • The Pacific Islands Project, funded by AusAID starting in 1995, aimed to deliver tertiary medical services to 10 island countries.
  • The program's scope expanded to include Papua New Guinea, addressing critical healthcare needs in the region.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the effectiveness of the Pacific Islands Project in delivering tertiary medical assistance.
  • To assess the impact of volunteer multidisciplinary teams on healthcare in underserved Pacific Island nations.
  • To document the outcomes of a collaborative international healthcare initiative.

Main Methods:

  • Managed by the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, the project utilized voluntary contributions from specialist medical colleges.

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  • Assistance was delivered via short-term visits by multidisciplinary teams, focusing on predetermined priorities.
  • Medical services were integrated with essential skills transfer and educational activities, with feedback collected from recipient countries.

    • Main Results:

    • Between March 1995 and March 1998, 131 visits across 10 disciplines were completed in 11 countries.
    • A total of 255 volunteer participants provided services, examining 15,784 patients and performing 3,424 operations.
    • The project demonstrated substantial patient care and surgical intervention in resource-limited settings.

    Conclusions:

    • The Pacific Islands Project achieved significant success across all evaluated metrics.
    • The program's success led to its extension for an additional three years.
    • Future efforts will integrate with ongoing postgraduate educational programs in the Pacific region and Papua New Guinea.