Health Department epidemiologist Dr. Aifili John Tufa photo & caption

Health Department epidemiologist Dr. Aifili John Tufa during his team’s continuous inservice training. A serious challenge, during the COVID-19 declaration as well as the repatriation phase, is the DoH staff shortage and “burnout”, with Health director Motusa Tuileama Nua citing overworked medical staff, and that there is a serious shortage. [photo: DOH]