In Papua New Guinea (PNG) access to midwifery care saves the lives of mothers and their babies, however there is a large need for skilled and educated midwives. The Rotary Club of Morialta accepted the challenge and developed a 3-year project, to provide midwives in PNG with a leadership and advocacy ‘buddy’ program.
Each year of the project, 6 Australian midwives will volunteer their time to work with their colleagues in PNG. The buddy pairs will be expected to form a long-term relationship and to mentor others entering the program over the coming years.
The Rotary Club of St Peters financially supports the project an initiative of the Rotary Club of Morialta.
https://www.morialta.org.au/stories/png-midwifery-project
A large percentage of people in Papua New Guinea (PNG) live in rural and remote, isolated areas. There are an estimated 250,000 births in PNG per year and most of them are in these rural areas. It is well known that women and babies die in large numbers in PNG.
The Rotary Club of Morialta has been awarded a Rotary International Global - Saving Mothers & Children - and District grant to proceed with this signature project. The potential for thousands of women in PNG to benefit through Rotary assisting midwives to make high-quality health care available to vulnerable mothers and children, so they can live longer and grow stronger is possibly one of the most important differences that a Rotary Club can achieve.
Rotary's Causes: Saving mothers and children
Nearly 6 million children under the age of five die each year because of malnutrition, poor health care, and inadequate sanitation. We expand access to quality care, so mothers and their children can live and grow stronger.