Theile D E, Bennett R C
Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Aust N Z J Surg. 1998 Nov;68(11):792-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1998.tb04679.x.
The Pacific Island countries consist of widely scattered, small, underdeveloped islands which require considerable international assistance, particularly in health care. In 1995, the Pacific Islands Project was established and funded by AusAID to provide tertiary medical assistance to 10 island countries over a 3-year period. The programme was later expanded to include Papua New Guinea.
The Royal Australasian College of Surgeons was appointed manager of the project, which involved voluntary input from members of several specialist medical colleges and societies. Assistance was provided through short-term visits of multidisciplinary teams according to predetermined priorities. The delivery of medical services was combined with a transfer of skills and educational activities. Feedback was obtained from the recipient countries and each visit evaluated by an independent committee.
One hundred and thirty-one visits in ten disciplines were conducted in 11 countries by 255 participants on a voluntary basis between March 1995 and March 1998: 15 784 patients were seen and 3424 operations performed.
The programme was very successful on all counts. It has now been extended for a further 3 years and will be conducted in parallel with postgraduate educational programmes in the Pacific region and Papua New Guinea.
太平洋岛国由分布广泛、面积狭小且欠发达的岛屿组成，这些岛屿需要大量国际援助，尤其是在医疗保健方面。1995年，太平洋岛屿项目由澳大利亚国际发展署设立并资助，旨在为期三年内向10个岛国提供三级医疗援助。该项目后来扩大到包括巴布亚新几内亚。
澳大利亚皇家外科学院被任命为该项目的管理者，该项目涉及多个专科医学院和协会成员的自愿参与。根据预先确定的优先事项，通过多学科团队的短期访问提供援助。医疗服务的提供与技能传授和教育活动相结合。从受援国获得反馈，并由一个独立委员会对每次访问进行评估。
1995年3月至1998年3月期间，255名参与者在11个国家自愿进行了10个学科的131次访问：诊治了15784名患者，实施了3424台手术。
该项目在各方面都非常成功。现在该项目已再延长3年，并将与太平洋地区和巴布亚新几内亚的研究生教育项目并行开展。
