TY - BOOK AU - Mackenzie,Ron TI - Pacific Paramedical Training Centre: the first 30 years, 1980-2010 SN - 0994134916 U1 - 362.18 23 PY - 2018///] CY - Martinborough, New Zealand PB - Ngaio Press KW - Pacific Paramedical Training Centre KW - History KW - Emergency medical services KW - Oceania N1 - "Pacific Paramedical Training Centre New Zealand"--Logo on Title page N2 - "The Pacific Paramedical Training Centre, or PPTC as it is generally known, has trained staff and and supported medical laboratories in the Pacific Islands and Southeast Asia since 1980. A small but significant part of New Zealand’s overseas development programme, this Wellington-based NGO collaborates with many entities, especially client countries, the World Health Organisation, the Red Cross and New Zealand’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. The PPTC is a remarkable story of Kiwi resourcefulness and commitment, whose success has been guided by a founding policy of providing education and training which is which is appropriate, affordable and sustainable"--Publisher information ER -