Medical Care in Wallis

We had the occasion to seek medical care shortly after arriving here at Wallis (a small island west of Samoa).  This being a French overseas territory, there is both a dispensary and a hospital, staffed with French doctors.  The care is both good and free, but the waiting is endless.  At the first visit, we waited all morning, then were told to come back in the afternoon -- everything here shuts down from 12:30 till 3:00.  At the second visit, we were told to come at 6:50 a.m., which we did.  There were only three people there ahead of us when we arrived, but we still wound up waiting over four hours, while most of the rest of the later arrivals were seen.    The scheduling process mystified us.  Later, we found out that it runs on pure cronyism.  The secretary's family and friends get in first; we, as white and foreign, go last.  At least we understand now.