News
March 2011
MAMCI wants to thank all of its partners and supporters in the past years that made it possible to transform a simple idea into a reality…
As the second phase of the program concluded, it gives us an opportunity to thank all of the of our partners, supporters and volunteers for their ongoing support and commitment investing in such a worthy cause.
The MAMCI team hopes that with further support and resources it will be possible to implement the next phase of the program – the establishment of a rural health center with physical presence of Australian University students on the ground…
September 2009
MAMCI delivers 2 containers of equipment, workshops and knowledge to the surrounding health centers in Hayfield
The second placement tour to PNG included three members of the MAMCI team Jason, Zoe and Scott who were sent to a true eye opener journey in a three week trip to the Hayfield region in PNG.
The placement trip has been very challenging and rewarding with many of the objectives being met successfully
The trip included:
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Revisiting the local health centers and aid posts which received the equipment and the preparation of the sites for the arrival of the equipment.
- Managing the release of the equipment from customs and its distributing to 6 identified health center and aid posts, installation
of designated equipment and conduction of workshops educating and transferring knowledge on how to maintain and handle the equipment
- Meeting with the locals and Strengthening the relationships with the people on the ground, the community leaders and other stake holders.
MAMCI Engages Students About
the Project
Date 25 February 2008
MAMCI began to engage
students on the 23rd of February this year to broaden its knowledge
and experience base. Students that get involved with MAMCI will
bring new views and approaches to tackling real world problems that
effect so many lives.
MAMCI Meets With PNG
Consulate General
Date 22 November 2007
Achi Kushnir and Tae
won Kong attended a meeting with Mr. Paul E Nerau, the Consulate
General of Papua New Guinea in Australia. The two MAMCI executives
discussed important issues to encourage working together with the
PNG government on this project. Issues such as collaboration with
the PNG academic system, support from PNG government officials and
visas were discussed.
Students Help MAMCI Fill
Storage Containers
Date 06 September 2007 A group of QUT engineering students got together last week to dismantle medical equipment donated by a Queensland hospital that will be shipped to needy communities in Papua New Guinea. The students belong to the QUT chapter of Engineers
Without Borders whose MAMCI (Medical Aid mission for communities in need) project is well underway to deliver the life-saving equipment to hospitals in the Papua
New Guineas East Sepik province. MAMCI project leader and QUT biomedical graduate Achi Kushnir visited PNG in June to discover the needs of villagers around the towns of Maprik and Wewak and was shocked at the lack of basic medical equipment. "We realised there was a lot of redundant medical equipment in Queensland that could do a lot of good in the under-resourced clinics and hospitals," Achi said. "Our project focuses not only on delivering the equipment but also training local health workers to use the equipment to its full potential and maintaining it. "The students dismantled and packed 25 hospital beds, 20 hospital mattresses, six examination beds, three wheelchairs, two ambulance trolleys and a lot of other medical furniture that was donated by Greenslopes Private Hospital. "We plan to ship the equipment to PNG and visit again in January to assemble it and train the staff there," Achi said. Achi said the
MAMCI team would welcome business, marketing, finance, film and television and IT students to participate and use their skills to support the project.
"It's not just for engineering students. It is such a large scale project it requires support from a lot of other disciplines," Achi said. "MAMCI is also looking for investors and sponsors who wish to come on board."
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