Anyone who has been to a major hospital or health centre in PNG will report of the obvious lack of supplies to deliver health care. Nurses, midwives and health care workers in Papua New Guinea have the difficult task of providing lifesaving services with bare minimum resources.
The Health Worker Kit Project gives upskills Community Health Care Workers essential tools to be able to care for women during pregnancy and birth in remote areas. The items in the Kit are listed below.
We would be grateful for the donation of any of these items to complete our packs and send them to hard working health care workers in remote areas of PNG.
What we need
Adult and Neonatal Bag and Mask resus kits
Suture Kit (large tweezers, artery forceps, suture forceps, episiotomy scissors, 2 metal chord clamps) x 2
Gestational Wheel
BP Kit with stethoscope
Measuring tape
Thermometer (glass with a bag)
Urine Spec Jar x 3
Plastic Goggles
Drape x 2
Small Flannel towel -
Plastic Cord Clamps
Notebook and pen
Pinnard (to hear the Babies HR)
Hand Towel
Head Lamp that uses AAA batteries
Gown (preferably waterproof)
2 bowls - 1 small round blue, 1 small kidney dish
Soap - 2 bars
Disposable Gloves - 5 pairs
Disposable Masks - 5
Plastic theatre hats x 6
