LEPROSY TREATMENT
PHYSIOTHERAPY UNIT FOR MAKOGAI
Physiotherapy equipment for the treatment of patients recovering from leprosy is being installed at the Makogai Central Leprosy Hospital, Fiji, by ihe New Zealand Lepers’ Trust Board. The installation was recommended by the island’s former medical superintendent, Dr. J. C. Austin. French medical authorities at Ducos, in New Caledonia, have made great progress with this new form of treatment according to the secretary of the Lepers’ Trust Board (Mr P. J. Twomey). Sister M. Dorothea, one of Makogai’s English nursing sisters, is visiting Ducos to study the type of treatment being given there. She will be in. charge of the new department to be established at Makogai with funds subscribed by New Zealanders.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19541025.2.28
Bibliographic details
Press, Volume XC, Issue 27489, 25 October 1954, Page 6
Word Count
119LEPROSY TREATMENT Press, Volume XC, Issue 27489, 25 October 1954, Page 6
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Press. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Christchurch City Libraries.
Log in