Sep 21, 2018 | News & Stories
The last week of the MV YWAM PNG’s deployment to Oro Province was a special week for Vinoria Anjiga, the ship’s volunteer dental therapist from Popondetta Hospital. She was able to go ashore to her mother’s village, Foru, Sohe District, and have a land dental clinic...
Sep 20, 2018 | News & Stories
Rain clouds darkened the sky as the patrol team tossed bags into the dinghies bobbing beside the MV YWAM PNG. The mounds of gear and food would fuel the 16-person patrol to Iaudari village in Sohe District, Oro Province. The team planned a three day stay that offered...
Sep 18, 2018 | News & Stories
After encountering high numbers of malaria, yaws, and whooping cough in Oro Province, YWAM Medical Ships and Oro Provincial Health officers has filed an outbreak report with the Oro Provincial Disease Control Officer and PNG’s National Department of Health. The...
Sep 13, 2018 | News & Stories
Over 3,100 patients and their health workers received vital healthcare and training in Sohe and Ijivitari Districts over the last two weeks thanks to a collaborative patrol between Oro Provincial Government and YWAM Medical Ships. The YWAM Medical Ship, MV YWAM PNG,...
Sep 7, 2018 | News & Stories
May Burara steps back from the triage station and eyes the lines of people waiting to see the healthcare workers. The busy day is another victory for her workplace, Manau Health Centre. Two years past, the centre closed down — a huge blow to the 16,000 people that...
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