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NEWS ARCHIVE
September - October 2005
September / October 2005:
Container
of donated medical equipment to Bali |
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The Foundation has purchased a 40ft high
cube shipping container to transport donated medical equipment
to Bali, as part of a partnership project with Ross's
Auctions. The container will do a circular route - to
Bali carrying medical equipment and return to Perth carrying
Indonesian furniture to be sold through Ross's Auctions
in Perth. |
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Part of the proceeds of the sale of the furniture will
be donated to the Foundation to go towards the cost
of shipping the next container.
The first trip for our container took place in September/October.
The container was shipped to Surabaya and then trucked
to a donated store in Bali, from where it will be distributed
to government district hospitals.
The Foundation has received wonderful assistance from
Mark Patterson (SeaTram), Brian Commons (HR Products),
Ross Marshall (Ross's Auctions) and its dedicated team
of equipment logistics volunteers in Perth, all of which
has made this shipment possible. |
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October 2005:
I Can See Clearly
Now |
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Spearheaded by Debe Campbell,
Balinese PR firm, The Works, has undertaken a promotion
for the Foundation's work in Bali, starting with a drive
for collection of unwanted spectacles through local
businesses. Iko, the Foundation's volunteer graphic
computer designer, produced a wonderful poster, which
was printed at no cost by Duta Esa Astuti Printing Jakarta.
Many local businesses have offered to act as collection
points for the donated glasses, which will be tested
and sorted, new lenses inserted, and then distributed
to needy patients by our field screening teams or through
the Rumah Sakit Indera.
We are hopeful that, apart from collecting
much needed spectacles for the poor of Bali, this campaign
will raise local awareness of our humanitarian projects. |
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September - October 2005:
Volunteers
to the Bali Eye Program |
Len Mills, x-ray technician, checked and serviced
the donated CT Scanner at Rumah Sakit Wangaya, Denpasar.
David Yates conducted training at the Rumah Sakit Indera
in use of biometry equipment.
Dr Peter Graham, Ophthalmologist from
Perth, WA, continued training and assessment of ophthalmologists
for the South Kalimantan Mobile Eye Clinic.
Dr Tim Isaacs, Ophthalmologist from Perth,
WA, gave a seminar on diabetic retinopathy to local ophthalmologists
at the Rumah Sakit Indera. |
5-29 September 2005:
TB Training
Project |
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Dr Rick Stapledon from
the Royal Adelaide Hospital, Dr Richard Lumb from
the Institute of Medical and Veterinary Sciences,
Adelaide, and Dr Justin Waring from the Perth Chest
Clinic conducted training sessions in DOTS treatment
protocol and microbiological techniques for correct
diagnosis of tuberculosis.
This 6-year project is funded by the
Australian Red Cross and managed by Westcare Industries,
Perth Western Australia.
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6-9 September 2005:
School Eye
Screening Field Trip, Desa Ban, East Bali |
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Over a five-day period,
the YKI eye school screening team visited the primary
schools in the area of Ban Village in the east of
Bali. The screening field trip was funded by and organized
in coordination with the East Bali Poverty Project,
which concentrates its activities in the area of Desa
Ban.
The team examined 1,773 children in
ten schools and issued 59 pairs of free glasses. |
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12-14 September 2005:
Cleft Lip and Palate Operations |
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With donated funds from Poppies Asia and individual
donors, Balinese surgeons, Dr Jaya Kesuma and Dr Anon,
operated three children with cleft lips at the Puri
Raharja Hospital. Balinese anaesthetist, Dr Wayan
Sukra, donated his time and expertise free of charge
to YKI to operate on these children from poor families.
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12 September 2005:
Village Eye Screening, Keramas, Bali |
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The YKI and Rumah Sakit Indera eye screening team
visited the village of Keramas in Gianyar, Bali, and
checked 291 villagers with eye problems.
The team found 9 people who were cataract
blind, and scheduled them for free surgery. The team
also issued 166 pairs of glasses, and administered
eye drops to those who had minor eye problems. |
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19-22 September 2005:
Village Eye Screening Field Trip, Gerogak, north Bali |
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For
the fourth Surya/Jenggala-funded mass eye screening,
the YKI, North Bali Mobile Eye Clinic and Rumah
Sakit Indera eye teams visited the village of
Gerogak in north Bali, and checked 610 villagers
with eye problems.
The team found 74 people who were
cataract blind, and scheduled them for free
surgery in the North Bali Mobile Clinic. The
teams also issued 411 pairs of glasses, and
administered eye drops to those who had minor
eye problems. The teams also examined 411 children
in local schools in the same area, and issued
5 pairs of free glasses. |
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