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A first-person memoir describes work on public-health campaigns across South Pacific islands, documenting efforts to diagnose, treat, and prevent parasitic and tropical diseases while organizing field clinics and community education. The narrative blends travelogue episodes with interactions among colonial officials and local communities, and includes practical descriptions of campaign logistics and medical methods. Interwoven reflections consider cultural contrasts, daily life in remote settlements, and the persistent challenges of adapting medical practice to island environments.

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Title: A Yankee doctor in paradise

Author: S. M. Lambert

Release date: November 6, 2024 [eBook #74693]

Language: English

Original publication: Boston: Little, Brown & Co, 1941

Credits: Alan, Tim Lindell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.)

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The South Pacific Islands where Dr. S.M. Lambert
worked for the health of the natives

A YANKEE DOCTOR
IN PARADISE

THE AUTHOR