Teen dies after Vanuatu health failures | ABC NEWS
Fern’s 13-year-old daughter Nikki died weeks into treatment at an Indian hospital, after months in Port Vila where doctors failed to diagnose her with leukaemia, reassuring the family she didn’t need more treatment than regular blood transfusions.
When Vanuatu doctors finally told her there was nothing more they could do for Nikki, the family crowdfunded nearly $100,000 to fly to India for treatment, where doctors immediately diagnosed her with leukaemia, but by then it was too late.
Nikki’s story highlights the Vanuatu health system’s many failings and inefficiencies, including staff shortages and bureaucratic bottlenecks.
Producer: Gabriella Marchant
Reporter: Lillyrose Welwel
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