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APIA, SAMOA \u2013 27 MAY 2022:<\/strong> Providing support for each other in times of crises is a hallmark of Samoa and Australia\u2019s partnership, especially as both continue to respond to COVID-19 together.\u00a0 This has deepened personal connections between the two countries.<\/p>\n

On the ground, Australian Medical Assistant Teams (AUSMAT) Senior Clinical Nurse and Mission Lead, Bronte Martin, and Tupua Tamasese Meaole Hospital (TTMH) Senior Nurse Specialist, Patea Natasha Mamea, are an example of this, having formed a strong friendship following their work together on the 2019 measles outbreak in Samoa. A friendship that has put them both in good stead to respond to challenges faced due to COVID-19.<\/p>\n

Bronte initially came to Samoa as the mission lead for AUSMAT to work closely with Samoa\u2019s Ministry of Health and develop a plan for how AUSMAT could support Samoa\u2019s response to the 2019 measles outbreak.<\/p>\n

It was during this initial trip that she first met Patea.\u00a0 \u201cShe was able to show me very quickly around TTM, took me through the challenges they were experiencing, and we worked together to plan ahead,\u201d said Bronte.<\/p>\n

Subsequent deployments back into Samoa further solidified Bronte and Patea\u2019s professional and personal friendship.\u00a0 \u201cBronte and I grew close quite quickly,\u201d said Patea.\u00a0 \u201cShe\u2019s an emergency and ICU nurse, and I am an operating theatre nurse \u2013 I learned a lot from her, she\u2019s been a wonderful mentor especially during our measles response.\u00a0 She really helped build my skills and confidence in my work.\u201d<\/p>\n

Both Bronte and Patea reflect on how the measles outbreak informed their response to COVID-19.\u00a0 \u201cAs distressing as measles was, the lessons learned were significant as it applied to an outbreak setting \u2013 those lessons really helped build our COVID-19 planning,\u201d said Bronte.<\/p>\n

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Friendship in Crises, Senior Nurse Specialist, Patea Natasha Mamea and Bronte Martin.<\/p><\/div>\n

\u201cBronte gave us the tools that were helpful in preparation of an emergency team,\u201d said Patea.\u00a0 \u201cAnd of course, all the lessons we learnt during measles had been the basis of our two-year clinical preparations for COVID-19.\u201d\u00a0 This personal connection has carried into the present, with Bronte continuing to provide technical advice and support remotely for Patea and some of the health staff at TTMH.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe resilience of Samoa\u2019s healthcare workers I\u2019ll never forget,\u201d said Bronte.\u00a0 \u201cSuch care and joy even in their darkest hour \u2013 it truly was a privilege to work alongside Natasha (Patea) and the rest of the team at TTM.\u201d<\/p>\n

In support of Samoa\u2019s goals to improve the health and wellbeing of all Samoans, Australia and Samoa have worked together to upskill health workers, expand access to critical services and strengthen the basic building blocks of the health system.<\/p>\n

For example, Australia\u2019s Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) tests samples of medicines and other pharmaceuticals for Samoa to ensure medicine quality. \u00a0This complements Australia\u2019s support to Samoa\u2019s new electronic logistics management system to reduce stockouts of essential medicines across its health system. Partnerships such as these offer the opportunity to work together, as the health of our region is a shared endeavour.<\/p>\n

Australia will continue to support the Ministry of Health to strengthen Samoa\u2019s health system, now, and into the future.<\/p>\n

Tasi le aiga, e tutu malosi fa’atasi.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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