HIV – there is now action because there is knowledge
The district hospital doctors were worried about this child, a 10-month old girl with a serious respiratory infection. They were treating her for pneumonia as well as for TB, but every day her breathing continued to worsen. She was tiny for her age, but despite receiving extra nutrition she did not gain any weight. Eventually […]
Nutrition or lack there of – What is the problem and how you might help
What is the problem? East Timor is the most undernourished country in Asia[1] and was recently listed as the second ‘hungriest’ nation in the world on the Global Hunger Index[2]. The Demographic Health Survey (2016) reported rates of stunting (failure to reach expected height) at 46% among children under five, and wasting (dangerously underweight) […]
Photo of the 17 strong International team ”working” at Maluk Timor
An international team of remarkable people helping in Timor-Leste! We thought you would like to see who is over in TL at this remarkable time in the history of the world! Back row: Dr Natarajan Rajaraman (Sing), Dr Mandy Wu (Aus), Amrutha Gopalakrishnan (Ind), Dr Catharine Verity (UK), Dr Amy Samson (UK), Dr Nikee Msuo […]