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The Tabubil & Kiunga Medical team support the mother in labour on arrival at Kiunga Airport
Women in the CMCA are now stepping up to take on community responsibilities including medical support.
The Middle Fly Women & Children’s Association once again stood up for its community to medivac critically ill patients from Obo health outpost to Kiunga Hospital for treatment.
A call was made by Junlai Nawalin Officer in Charge (OIC) of Obo Health sub-center for an urgent medivac on 1 December. The Middle Fly Women & Children Association responded with funds made available by the Trust Administration for the medivac.
Quick response by OTML Community Relations, Aviation, and the Tabubil Hospital team, dispatched a helicopter to Obo in the Middle Fly and safely transported the patients to Kiunga.
OIC Nawalin attending to the patients said, “I communicated with Dr. Kevin from Rumginae and Dr. Yakea from Kiunga Hospital for an urgent referral of the patients as soon as possible.”
He said the mother was into active labour but having difficulty because the baby was lying in a transverse position.
The second mother presented a suspected cancer of the left breast resulting in swelling in the neck. This led to difficulty eating, drinking, and sitting upright. The third patient had an inflamed appendix, presenting severe abdominal pains, and required urgent referral for treatment.
OTML, OTDF in partnership with the Middle Fly Women & Children Association, Kiunga, and Tabubil Hospital medical staff facilitated this life-saving exercise.
The medivac is part of the association’s health support program.
Kiunga team was on standby at the airport with Raymond Walo, Public Officer for the women’s association, Kiunga Hospital staff, and OTDF Program Services staff.
Trust funds rebuilds community aid post
Sapuka Aid Post
Sapuka village in the Suki Fly Gogo Trust region recently witnessed the completion of its aid post building.
The aid post has a birthing room, medicine storage, and consultation room. It also has an indoor bathroom and flush toilet with water, gravity fed from a tank.
The project was completed at over K90,000 with funding from their Village Development Funds (VDF) managed by the Community Mine Continuation Agreement (CMCA) Trust Administration.
The handover was officially done by the Ok Tedi Development Foundation (OTDF) CEO, Mr. Havini Vira on 17 October, witnessed by the Sapuka community, the Village Planning Committee (VPC) Chairmen from the surrounding Suki villages, Women Association Executives, government representatives, and OTDF staff.
Mr. Keith Ani, Sapuka VPC Chairman requested the community to respect the building and the health workers who serve there. Located in the upper South Fly region of Western Province, the aid post will provide safe and dry storage for medical supplies, and for patients to be treated in a decent building.
Community Learning Centre for Nupmo Launched
President for Nupmo Women Association Noni Dukumun and development partners officially open the Community Learning Center
Nupmo Women & Children’s Association of the North Ok Tedi Trust region opened its first Community Learning Center (CLC) on 12 November at Wurinkanatko village, located 96 kilometers away from Kiunga town.
Over 1000 community members, including development partners and provincial government representatives, were present to witness the occasion.
The opening of the CLC signifies the completion of a key infrastructure project identified in the Nupmo Women & Children’s 5 Year Development Plan 2019-2023.
Association president, Mrs. Noni Dukumun said this building is a legacy of leaders both past and present and represents the achievements of women in the community and North Ok Tedi.
“This is the fruit of the sweat, challenges, and struggles women leaders face. We are happy this CLC is now open. I appreciate the support from our development partners for delivering the CLC to our community”.
The visionary woman president encouraged her community to make good use of the facility that will bring learning, enhance the livelihood of the people through skills training, and improve the look of the village. It will also support women and youths who are willing, to be part of the development process in the community and Western Province.
OTDF Executive Manager Programs Service Eric Kuman while giving credit to the effort of women leaders, thanked the landowner Denis Butkim, for allowing the infrastructure to be built on his land. He also challenged the community to take good care of the building for the benefit of current and future generations. He further affirmed that the project was a blueprint for development in the region and that the Women’s Action Plan 2019 -2023 reflects this strong partnership and collaboration between all stakeholders.
“At the end of the day, we must invest and drive development. This action plan is uniform throughout the 8 CMCA regions so no association is left behind. As the fund manager, OTDF is tasked to deliver the projects in an organised, safe, and cost-effective manner”, he added.
“This center will act as a center of excellence for grassroots,” Kuman said.
One more CLC is expected to be built at Okma village funded by the Association. The learning centers were designed by OTDF Infrastructure Department and prefabricated by Atlas Steel in Port Moresby for easy deployment.
All CLCs built across all the Trust regions are identical and include solar power for electricity and two 5,000-liter tanks for water supply. The total cost for this CLC was PGK350,000. The Wurinkanatko CLC is the first to have funded additional amenities, with two portable ventilated latrines installed, both connected to a safe underground septic tank.
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