14 Jun, 2023 | In-PNG, Midwifery Scholarship
“Midwifery is an amazing profession,” says Dennie Mellie Dising. “Being with a mother at the time of agony with labour pain is so stressful, however it is joyful and amazing seeing and assisting a new life emerging into the world.” Dennie worked in rural and remote...
7 Jun, 2023 | In-PNG, Midwifery Scholarship
Penny Kipalya’s desire to become a midwife awakened in the labour ward at Enga Catholic Health Service where she was working as a General Nurse. “I see mothers coming to the hospital to give birth with complications that may have been prevented with earlier and better...
5 Jun, 2023 | In-PNG, Midwifery Scholarship
Even though midwifery is a female-dominated profession, Clinton Danny Saupere decided to become a midwife after seeing his sister-in-law’s untimely death following childbirth. Clinton is an awardee of the Australia Awards PNG Scholarship and a native of Hauna Village...
31 May, 2023 | In-PNG, Midwifery Scholarship
Lois Namia, a midwife and Australia Awards alumna thinks the best approach to reducing the maternal mortality rate in Papua New Guinea is to train more midwives and conduct more health education on sexual reproductive health and family planning. She says, “Midwives...
16 May, 2023 | In-PNG, Midwifery Scholarship
As a child growing up in a bustling household with 10 siblings, Sr Annabel Loseman discovered her passion for nursing and the religious order. With a sister who was a nurse and a brother who became a Catholic priest, she was inspired by their dedication and sought to...
5 May, 2023 | In-PNG, Midwifery Scholarship
“Being a midwife is perhaps one of the most fulfilling and rewarding careers,” says Obert Kisava. “I love and value my job.” Obert dreamt of working in health care at an early age when he felt helpless as his mother laid bed ridden in the hospital. “As a child I could...
