Medical
A. Direct Medical Attention- We provide emergency medical treatment when called upon though we have made the community aware of our lack of qualification we provide this because we have no local APO and our nearest health center is anywhere from 5hours to a days travel.
B. Medical Evacuation Services- We provide emergency evacuation services via river with our canoe and outboard motor and if need be via plane.
C.Preventative Medicine Education- We do not just treat minor injuries and ailments but we use those times to educate people as to how they can prevent some of the common ailments. We also use the women's meetings to educate mothers on not only their health but on the care of their children and basic first aid.
D.Samban clinic was established in Nov 2007 and registered with the PNG government to provide basic care to the surrounding 5 village area. Samban clinic serves approx 5000 people and is open 5 days a week M-F 9-3. Each patient is expected to pay an outpatient fee of K1 which is about .30 to see the health care worker. They also pay about 30% of the medicine costs. Our nurse is a trained national worker and a devoted Christian we ask that local congregations come and pray with patients and we have a small library for the patients to peruse as they wait. Our clinic also sells health and hygiene items such as soap and bleach and pain medicines.
E. Recruitment of future nurses to serve in the tok ples area- We are encouraging young school children to consider the study of medicine to help their people. We are even considering making contracts with eligible students to exchange school fee for service render in our local area.
