Tonga’s first consultant specialist for Ear Nose and Throat (ENT) Dr. Leiukamea Saafi has died.
The ENT department was established in 1987 at Vaiola Hospital by Dr Saafi.
It is understood Dr Saafi was at work today before he died, a Ministry of Health source told Kaniva News.
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