Everyone deserves healthy sleep. We feel passionate about bringing sleep disorder solutions to the Pacific .
We have ongoing projects in multiple Pacific Island nations including Tonga, The Cook Islands and Tuvalu. We continue to expand with prospective projects in The Solomon Islands and Samoa.
We continue to provide remote support to local healthcare teams to help with complex decisions in patient care, as well as to further develop care for sleep disorders in their nation.
Tonga
We have been supporting care for sleep disorders in Tonga since 2023 . We have conducted multiple visits to provide education, training and clinical support. We have provided diagnostic equipment for sleep studies, initially the Embletta portable sleep study and now the Apnealink device. We have arranged donations of (insert number) CPAP and non-invasive ventilation devices.
We have also provided financial and logistical support for a local doctor to attend the Sleep Down Under Conference in 2025 and to participate the the University of Sydney Fundamentals of Sleep Course in 2023 .
Tonga has a special place in our heart since Amy visitted as a medical student in 1996 .
Cook Islands
We have been working in the Cook Islands since 2023, after we were approached by Dr Koko Lwin during the Pasifika Medical Association Conference.
We have arranged for diagnostic Apnealink devices to be delivered and training provided how to use them to diagnose sleep disorders. We also arranged the donation of (insert number) CPAP and non-invasive ventilation devices and associated equipment.
We visited in February 2025 and conducted in-person training of local healthcare staff and saw many patients, some who had come from distant islands in daily clinics.
Rarotonga hospital now has a thriving sleep service, diagnosing and treating many new patients each month.
We are providing ongoing clinical and logistical support for the local team.
Tuvalu
In Tuvalu we are working with the local healthcare team to arrange a visit in November 2025. Diagnostic equipment is being delivered and we will provide donated CPAP and NIV devices as well as hands-on training during the upcoming trip.
“It is good to have Sleep Medicine in Tonga. It will help them sleep well and CPAP will improve their other health problems”
Mele Sulifa ( Clinic Nurse , CPAP clinician)