Club members will remember that we donated $1000 to a combined Rotary appeal held by Rotary clubs in Christchurch, New Zealand, to support the victims and families of the recent terrorist attack.
From across New Zealand, Australia, the Pacific region and many other countries, over $50,000 has been donated in a few short weeks. In the words of one of the organising Rotarians "The generosity of individuals and Clubs has been overwhelming. We as a club were able within the first week to supply $12,000 of Grocery Vouchers, $1000 of Taxi Vouchers, $12,000 of Petrol Vouchers, $500 in child care support, and $25,000 for Physcological support. We are still working with the Muslim Community to see what we can do in the future with the rest of the Donations received."
This is Rotary "being the Inspiration" in every sense of the word.
An inspirational presentation from Interplast Deputy CEO Cameron Glover and PP Brian Hodgson of RC of Wandin’s effort in support of Interplast teams in the Philippines.
ABOUT THIS PROGRAM
The program's objectives were twofold: to provide lifechanging plastic and reconstructive surgery to people living with treatable disability, and to build the local health system's capacity so they too can provide plastic and reconstructive surgery and post-operative care, safely and effectively, when lnterplast is not there.
The lnterplast volunteer surgical team was led by surgeon, Dr Kevin Ho, and was based at JR Borja
General Hospital in Cagayan de Oro. During the program/ 61 patient consultations took place and 58 surgical procedures were performed on 44 patients. All but one patient was treated for a cleft lip or palate.
The team worked closely with local ward and theatre nurses and provided training opportunities to build capacity. Local medical staff played a critical role in pre-screening patients prior to the arrival of the team.
A key feature of all lnterplast programs is the commitment to building sustainable medical outcomes for the communities we serve by investing in skill development and capacity building of local medical professionals in the following ways:
Clinical teaching took place continuously in theatre with a large team of local perioperative nurses. The team focused a lot on "time out", a process to ensure they have all the correct details of the patient, and the surgical safety checklist.
Plastic Surgeon, Kevin Ho, delivered a lecture to 49 local medical staff on the timing and types of cleft intervention as an introduction to cleft lip and palate surgery.
Anaesthetist, lain Stewart, also delivered a lecture to 49 local medical staff on managing the paeciiatric airway and anaesthesia.
Rotary Club of Wandin immediate Past President, Brian Hodgson, and Kevin Ho held a seminar at the hospital for local community health workers to increase awareness about cleft lip and palate, particularly regarding medical intervention. Pamphlets on cleft care were produced, translated and distributed to the 21 community health workers who attended. With their support, the information will be able to reach further and reduce barriers to receiving treatment.
Model United Nation Assembly (MUNA) is being held on the weekend of May 4th and 5th at Parliament House.
It is a fabulous program and the debate between the students representing countries whose ideologies are very different to ours is fascinating. I would recommend that you attend all or part of the days.
There is a competition for the best costumes, and the best team who then goes on to a MUNA in Canberra.
Easy to catch the train to Parliament Station and cross the road!
RC Nunawading is sponsoring Blackburn High School who has India as their country and Kingswood College who is representing Yemen.
Doncaster Rotary is please to invite you to a special FUNDRAISING lunch on Saturday 18th May 2019 at Karralyka, Ringwood East to highlight our drive to support MALARIA research. In 2017, there were an estimated 219 million cases of malaria in 90 countries. Malaria deaths reached 435,000 in 2017.
Master M.C. Warwick Merry will bring fun and energy to the lunch
Associate Prof Justin Boddy is Head of Infection and Immunity at the internationally respected Walter and Eliz Hall Institute
Professor Edward Ogden PSM is a forensic physician with extensive experience in general practice. He will present some practical advice on avoiding malaria infection when travelling.
Attached please find a flyer with all the required information. Please circulate this to the members of your club. We hope to see as many people as possible attend this interesting event and support a very worthy cause
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