SPONSORS
Special thankyou to our Hosting Sponsor, Bendigo IT
PARTNERS
The Highlands Foundation and the people of Png would like to thank The O'Neill Foundation for their ongoing financial and practical support in helping to make a difference in health care in the Highlands of Papua New Guinea.
The Highlands Foundation provides funds, equipment and training opportunities for health care centers in the Highlands of Papua New Guinea (PNG). It was established by a number of Australian health care professionals in response to the poorly resourced health system in PNG. Our focus to date has been working with Goroka Base Hospital in the Eastern Highlands and Mount Hagen Hospital in the Western Highlands.
Papua New Guinea is a former Australian territory, and our closest neighbour, yet tragically its five million people suffer under a third world health system.
Current Situation in
Papua New Guinea
Currently in PNG, an HIV/AIDS crisis is looming and it is already the leading cause of death in Port Moresby Hospital, with 500,000 cases expected by 2010. Pregnant women are at major risk of dying in childbirth- the documented maternal mortality rate in PNG is 370 per 100,000 live births. That’s 25 times the risk of Australian mothers. The major cause of death is hemorrhage, often associated with an unsupervised village birth. Stillbirths, frequently due to infections such as syphilis, tetanus, TB and chlamydia, are very common. 10, 000 infants die each year from potentially treatable premature birth and infection. Nursery facilities are primitive, and vaccination rates are sub optimal.
Current Highlands Activities:
Currently in the process of gathering medical supplies and equipment to fill our fourth 20 foot shipping container to send to the Highlands of PNG.
The Highlands Project Management Group fundraises on behalf of the World Relief Overseas Aid Fund and acts as an agent of World Relief Inc for the delivery of relief & development projects. Fundraising licence held by World Relief Inc (ARBN 125 059 967)
Aims of the Highland
Foundation:
To improve the existing health care facilities in the Eastern Highlands of PNG by:
1.
Fundraising to secure medical supplies and transport them to PNG.
2. Raising funds to improve facilities at Goroka Base Hospital and rural Aid Posts.
3. Educating highland communities about improving health outcomes.
4. Recruiting and coordinating volunteer teams of health care professional, doctors, nurses, midwives, physiotherapists, etc, to travel to PNG to work with, educate, and up skill the local health care workers.
5. Provide education opportunities for PNG nurses and doctors
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