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...
4 May, 2023 | In-PNG, Midwifery Scholarship
Fainny Bepi’s journey to become a midwife began with a heartbreaking experience. In 2020, she was working as a nurse at Bililo Health Centre on an island off the south coast of Kandrian-Glouster when a mother with an abnormal fetal presentation was brought in....
1 May, 2023 | In-PNG, Midwifery Scholarship
Elsie Meiki, a midwife serving at Sehulea Village, Duau LLG, Esa’ala District, Milne Bay Province, has dedicated her life to serving the mothers and children of her community. Her passion for her profession and her natural affinity with mothers and children drew...
21 Apr, 2023 | In-PNG, Midwifery Scholarship
Annie Ove is the only midwife working in the labour ward at Balimo Hospital alongside six community health workers and a male nurse. She says that they attend to five to six deliveries in a day, while two to three mothers deliver at home or on their way to the...
