HOSPITAL AND COMMUNITY CENTRE IN NAOB WEST TIMOR

OSSAA (overseas surgical specialists association of Australia) has, for many years, visited this area in West Timor to evaluate and undertake surgery on children with congenital birth deformities (cleft palate and hair lip). Our South Australian team, led by Dr. Mark Moore AM, have worked closely with local medical staff there. The area, whose population in West Timor numbers around 400,000, needs a hospital, surgery, a school for children, and community centre care, to deal with the needs of villagers, and, in particular, those suffering from leprosy, in some villages, up to 10% of its population. And, it is curable. Dr Harianto (Harry to us all!), and the sisters living on their mission in Naob, work tirelessly for the communities, and wish to set up adequate medical facilities, as well as a school, and an educational re-training centre for the very poor local villages. Along with other areas of Timor, they need water – health care – education, and the proposed plan for buildings and equipment is achievable, and necessary. This is a longer term project than the Balibo pre-school but is vitally important for the education and health of the local village families.

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You will be participating in making such a difference in the lives of these village families, if you can help.

Yes… we will get our school. Yes… we will heal.