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. 2024 Mar 11;24:324. doi: 10.1186/s12913-024-10768-9

Table 2.

Access to specialty services at each institution

Fiji Kiribati Samoa Solomon Island
Hospital Labasa Hospital Latouka Hospital Colonial War Memorial Hospital Tungaru Central Hospital Malietoa Tanumafill II Hospital Gizo Hospital National Referral Hospital
General physician 8 5 Yes Yes 2 1 5
Endocrinology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Infectious diseases 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Renal physician 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
General Surgery 10 5 Yes Yes 0 1 3
Orthopaedic 3 4 Yes 0 0 0 3
Nurse 200 Yes Yes Yes 65 Yes 30
Podiatry 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Physiotherapy 7 5 Yes Yes 0 1 3
Orthotics & Prosthetics 0 0 0 Yes 0 0 0
Occupational therapy 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Radiology 15 2 0 0 2 4 3
Diabetic foot clinic Yes Yes Yes 0 0 0 4
Community nursing 100 0 Yes N/A 10 0 N/A

Data presented as number of staff, yes if services available but unclear number of staff or N/A if no response received