Editing Tristan da Cunha (section)

== Health ==
Healthcare is funded by the government, undertaken at most times by one resident doctor. Surgery or facilities for complex childbirth are therefore limited, and emergencies can necessitate communicating with passing fishing vessels so the injured person can be ferried to [[Cape Town]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Bulger |first1=Gerald |title=The most isolated UK GP in the world |url=http://www.gponline.com/isolated-uk-gp-world/article/1111662 |access-date=23 December 2016 |publisher=GP Online |date=11 January 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161224095948/http://www.gponline.com/isolated-uk-gp-world/article/1111662 |archive-date=24 December 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref>

As of late 2007, [[IBM]] and Beacon Equity Partners, co-operating with Medweb, the [[University of Pittsburgh Medical Center]], and the island's government on "Project Tristan", had supplied the island's doctor with access to long distance [[telemedicine|tele-medical]] help, making it possible to send [[EKG]] and [[X-ray]] pictures to doctors in other countries for instant consultation.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.dicardiology.com/content/ibm-connects-world’s-most-remote-island-healthcare |website=Diagnostic and Interventional Cardiology |title=IBM connects world's most remote island to health-care |date=14 November 2007 |access-date=5 January 2019 |archive-date=9 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200809160916/https://www.dicardiology.com/content/ibm-connects-world%E2%80%99s-most-remote-island-healthcare |url-status=dead}}</ref>

The Camogli Healthcare Centre, usually referred to as ''the hospital'', was built and equipped in 2016–2017 to the latest UK National Health Service (NHS) standards and was officially opened on 7 June 2017.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Millington |first=Peter |title=Tristan da Cunha Camogli Healthcare Centre |url=https://www.tristandc.com/hospital.php |access-date=3 May 2021 |website=www.tristandc.com |archive-date=6 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210506230417/https://tristandc.com/hospital.php |url-status=live}}</ref> It is located in the southwestern corner of the settlement below the previous hospital (built in 1971), which is now used by the veterinarians, and for general storage. The new hospital was funded by the UK Department for International Development with the intention that the improved facilities would allow more procedures to be performed locally by visiting specialists, and therefore reduce the need for expensive referrals to Cape Town.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Grundy |first=Richard |title=Tristan da Cunha Healthcare History |url=https://www.tristandc.com/healthcarehistory.php |access-date=22 January 2024 |website=www.tristandc.com |archive-date=3 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231203213428/https://tristandc.com/healthcarehistory.php |url-status=live}}</ref>

There are normally two expatriate doctors on the island, who provide 24-hour cover. There are also normally two expatriate and four local nurses, as well as two dental technicians, a hospital manager, and ancillary staff. The medical staff deal with day-to-day medical matters, handle emergency cases, and undertake minor surgery. More complex and serious cases are transported to Cape Town for treatment, as were all expectant mothers for their deliveries until the Camogli Healthcare Centre was completed in 2017 and new medical facilities enabled local mothers to give birth on the island.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Grundy |first=Richard |title=Tristan da Cunha Births and Christenings |url=https://www.tristandc.com/births/index.php |access-date=22 January 2024 |website=www.tristandc.com |archive-date=8 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231208140643/https://www.tristandc.com/births/index.php |url-status=live}}</ref> As of 2022, five babies had been born in the island's Camogli Healthcare Centre.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Millington |first=Peter |title=Birth of Jake Peter Swain |url=https://www.tristandc.com/births/news-2021-07-16-jake-swain.php |access-date=22 January 2024 |website=www.tristandc.com |archive-date=8 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231208140805/https://www.tristandc.com/births/news-2021-07-16-jake-swain.php |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Carter |first=Hazel |title=Birth of Riley Glass |url=https://www.tristandc.com/births/news-2022-01-11-birth-RileyGlass.php |access-date=22 January 2024 |website=www.tristandc.com |archive-date=8 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231208140805/https://www.tristandc.com/births/news-2022-01-11-birth-RileyGlass.php |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Carter |first=Hazel |title=Birth of Liam Herbert Glass |url=https://www.tristandc.com/births/news-2022-06-19-Liam-Glass.php |access-date=22 January 2024 |website=www.tristandc.com |archive-date=8 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231208140804/https://www.tristandc.com/births/news-2022-06-19-Liam-Glass.php |url-status=live}}</ref>

There are instances of health problems attributed to [[endogamy]], including [[glaucoma]]. In addition, there is a very high (42%) incidence of [[asthma]] among the population, and research by Noe Zamel of the [[University of Toronto]] has led to discoveries about the genetic nature of the disease.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7766656.stm |work=BBC News |title=Worldwide search for asthma clue |date=9 December 2008 |access-date=15 March 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111123092415/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7766656.stm |archive-date=23 November 2011 |url-status=live}}</ref> Three of the original settlers of the island had asthma.<ref>{{cite journal |url=http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/119667698/abstract?CRETRY=1&SRETRY=0 |title=Asthma amongst Tristan da Cunha islanders |access-date=14 August 2015 |doi=10.1111/j.1365-2222.1974.tb01373.x |pmid=4842938 |volume=4 |issue=2 |journal=Clinical & Experimental Allergy |pages=161–170 |year=1974 |last1=Mantle |first1=John |last2=Pepys |first2=J. |s2cid=37210057}}{{dead link|date=February 2019|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>