Modern medical technology and equipment are essential resources for the government to ensure that all Samoans have equal access to safe and high-quality healthcare for the future well-being of its people.
his weekend, the Government of Japan handed over a mobile dental clinic to Samoa. This is the second mobile clinic purchased by Japan to aid in the treatment and prevention of dental diseases among the people of Samoa.
The total cost of this vehicle, fully equipped with modern technology for dental services, is $2.4 million. In a statement, the Minister of Health, Valasi Luapitoifanua Tafito Selesele, noted that this vehicle will be used to provide dental services, particularly in rural areas.
“This project has been in the planning stages since 2003, with the aim of improving Health Services, including dental care and oral health for the people. In 2021, the government confirmed Japan’s support in purchasing this fully equipped bus with modern technology for the dental treatment of Samoan schoolchildren and other residents in rural areas.”
A major challenge in recent years for dental services has been the lack of a stable facility to carry out these services. The Minister’s long-term goal is to establish a dental hospital to provide safe services for the general public.
“The ultimate goal and vision are to build a new Dental Hospital Building for Samoa, and we believe this dream can be realised as discussions have already begun regarding the construction of a new government dental hospital.”
The Dental Hospital Management had been seeking ways to acquire another vehicle to continue providing services for schoolchildren, leading to another request being made to the Ministry of Finance through the Ministry of Health. The Minister expressed gratitude to the Government of Japan for their continued support in developing Samoa, particularly through the assistance provided for the well-being of Samoans.
“The strong and effective partnership between the two governments will undoubtedly continue for the benefit of the Samoan people in the future.”
Valasi also mentioned that both vehicles will be used by the Ministry in preparation for the upcoming Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM), which Samoa will host in October. During the handover of the vehicle, Japan’s Ambassador to Samoa, Mr. Keisuke Senta, stated that this assistance is a visible representation of the collaboration between the two governments, working together for the betterment of Samoa in the days to come.
Tala tusia i le gagana Samoa
Ta’avale Fa’apitoa Mo Le Siakiina o Nifo o Fanau Ā’oga i Samoa
Tusia: Taunuuga Toatasi
O masini mo gasegase ma le tekonolosi fa’aonaponei, o se alagā’oa fa’aagaga a le Mālō mo le lumana’i, ina ia maua uma e tagata Samoa avanoa tutusa i togafitiga saogālēmū i se tapula’a mauāluga e mafai ona ausia auā le lumana’i manuia o ona tagata.
Sa molimauina i le fa’ai’uga o lenei vaiaso, le tau’ā’aoina atu e le Mālō o Iāpani o le ta’avale ua mae’a ona fa’atotogaina i ona vaega mo’omia, mo le galuega a foma’i nifo.
O le lua ai lea o pasi ua fa’atau e le Mālō o Iāpani, ina ia fesoasoani malosi ai i togafitiga ma puipuiga o fa’ama’i o nifo ua a’afia ai o tatou tagata.
O le tau atoa o lea ta’avale e aofia ai ma le fa’atotogaina i meafaigaluega fa’aonaponei e fa’atino ai le auaunaga e $2.4 Miliona.
I le saunoaga a le Afioga i le Minisitā o le Matāgaluega o le Soifua Mālōlōina iā Valasi Luapitoifanua Tafito Selesele, sa ia tā’ua ai le āoga tele o lea ta’avale i le fa’atinoga o le galuega, aemaise lava i nu’u i tua.
“O lenei polōketi ua leva ona fuafuaina mai i le tausaga e 2003, ma sa amatalia ai fuafuaga fa’ata’atitia mo le Auaunaga Fa’asoifua Mālōlōina e aofia ai ma le auaunaga mo nifo fa’apea fofoga ma foliga o tagata.
“O le 2021, na fa’amaonia mai ai e le Mālō le fesoasoani mai o Iāpani e fa’atauina lenei pasi ua mae’a ona fa’atotoga atoa i tekonolosi fa’aonaponei mo togafitiga o nifo o tamaiti ā’oga o Samoa ma nisi o le lumana’i o le atunu’u o lo’o nonofo i nu’u i tua.
“O le lu’itau tele na feagai ma le auaunaga o nifo i nai tausaga ua mavae atu, o le leai lea o se nofoaga mautū e fa’atino ai le auaunaga.
O le fa’amoemoe mauāluga o le Afioga i le Minisita e pei ona ia saunoa ai, o le fausia lea o se falema’i nifo, ina ia mafai ona fa’atino le auaunaga saogālēmū mo le mamalu lautele o le atunu’u.
“O le manulautī ma le fa’amoemoega mauāluga, o le fia fausia o se falema’i fou (Dental Hospital Building) mo Samoa, ma e talitonu e mafai ona ausia lea moemitiga auā o lea ua amata fa’agasolo fe’utanā’iga mo le fuasia o se falema’i nifo fou a le Mālō.
“Sa sa’ili le Pulega a le Falema’i Nifo ini auala e maua ai se isi ta’avale auā lava le auaunaga mo fanau ā’oga. O lea na toe tu’uina atu ai se talosaga i le Matāgaluega o Tupe e tauala atu i le Matāgaluega a le Soifua Mālōlōina.
Sa fa’afetaia ai e le Afioga i le Minisitā le Mālō o Iāpani, ona o le tu’u mai pea o lo latou tau’au i le atina’eina, aemaise o fesoasoani e tu’uina mai pea, auā le manuia o tagata Samoa.
“O faiga pa’aga mautū ma lelei i le va o Mālō e lua, ma e i ai lava le talitonuga o le ā fa’aauau pea lea faigāpa’aga auā le manuia o tagatānu’u Samoa i le lumana’i.”
Ua fa’ailoa fo’i e Valasi, o ta’avale uma ia e lua, o le ā fa’aāogaina mo tapenaga a le Matāgaluega auā le Fonotaga Tele Fa’avāomālō a Ta’ita’i o Mālō o le Taupulega (C.H.O.G.M.) lea o le ā talimālō ai Samoa iā Oketopa.
Ae i le tau’ā’aoina o lea ta’avale, na saunoa ai le Amapasa o Iāpani i Samoa nei, iā Mr. Keisuke Senta, o le tino mai o lenei fesoasoani, o le ata va’aia lea o le galulue fa’atasi o Mālō e lua, auā le manuia lautele o Samoa mo a taeao.
