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Pacific Islands Monthly, 1 September 1956Vol. XXVII, No. 2

[?]ar Boosts Training for War on Disease . . .

p. 151 · Read in the full issue

•ge Naufahu, of Tonga, was id by an unpopular technical »ut in a boxing match t Brian London at West

Hartlepool, England, on July 7.

The referee stopped the fight in the fourth round, to the annoyance of the crowd, as Naufahu seemed

capable of continuing, although London was the better man on this occasion. It was Naufahu’s first fight in England.

Directed by Dr. Mc- Carthy, of the World Health Organisation, these Pacific Islands assistant medical prac titioners undergo a two month course - centred at Apia Hospital i on public health, sanita tion and tropical diseases. The line-up, left to right, is—Row 1: F. R. Bugg (Chief Sanitary Inspector), A.

G. Fisher (NZ expert on public health). Dr. H.

Thieme (Acting-Director of Health), Dr. Amgara (Philippines), Fa'amatala Faleto'ese. Row 2: I.

N. Turaganivalu (Fiji), Tapeni Fa'ai'uaso, Peni Mapa (Tonga), Amosa Sis, Senoa K.A. (GEIC), Ualesi Toelupe. Row 3: Okesene, Sione Palamo, Hanipale Mose, Pupuke Robati (Cook Is.), Bill Deigoub (Nauru). —Photo by R. F.

Rankin.