We have been desperate to find a solution to the damaged water pump that serviced approx 5,000 people from the main Kiriwinan Village of Kavataria and have spoken to many organisations about possible solutions. At last we have managed to manufacture the missing part and we are now sending a Kiriwinan from the mainland, with the necessary skills, over the Kiriwina to fix the pump. Yeah!
In an attempt to combat the rubbish issues on the Island we have started to include washable, reusable menstrual pads into the birthing kits (disposable pads only add to the rubbish problems on the Island).
One of the most effective ways we have to protect ourselves and others from illness is good personal hygiene and CFK focuses on training the VBA’s in these techniques.
Our intrepid CFK Team met this morning to discuss our years training options. (Midwife Jacqui there in spirit and rearing to go.) Go team CFK!
Photo 2: CFK AUSSIE Dim Dim Team hut: CFK facilitators: Jodi Lawton and Vanessa Palfreeman with Midwife Educators: Jacqui Andrews and Shea Caplice and our on Island head VBA, Ruth Boaz. (Jacqui looks a bit shell shocked here :))
This box contains birthing kits, lanterns, batteries for lanterns and headlamps, muslin wraps, acupuncture needles (for the experienced acupuncturist on the Island), Panamax and infant Panadol handed personally from CFK to the medical staff at Losuia Health Care Centre. Still no medicines on the Island 🙁 .
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Another box of VBA supplies on their way to Kiriwina thanks to our wonderful Birthing Kit packers, Diana and Kylie Adams and all our fabulous donors. Thank you from the Caring for Kiriwina Team.
Photos of our head VBA’s, representing each circuit on Kiriwina, meeting on Saturday 22 Dec 2018 at Kavataria Village.
We have just been informed that the headlamps have finally been released by Customs without extra fees being charged and will shortly be winging their way to Kiriwina. Yay!
Sadly the internet connection is down again and the Losuia Health Centre, and the entire Island is still without a doctor and also now without of basic drugs with the sick people being told to return to their villages.
