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Mikaela Seymour

Nurse sets up for a village health clinic, PNG 2009 (DFAT/Flickr/CC by 2.0)

A smart phone a day keeps the doctor away: mobiles and health in PNG

November 10, 2017
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by Mikaela Seymour

Mikaela Seymour

Dr Mikaela Seymour currently works in General Surgery at the Sunshine Coast University Hospital, Queensland. Her interests are in maximising health outcomes in low resource environments, especially in rural and remote areas, and over the last 3 years she has worked and studied within Papua New Guinea, specifically Western Province and Milne Bay.

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