Maluk Timor Australia welcomes Nell Cantrill to the Board

We are excited and pleased to announce that Nell Cantrill has joined the board of Maluk Timor Australia. Nell has been a valued member of our Finance, Risk, Audit and Governance Committee since 2021. Nell is an experienced corporate lawyer specialising in transactions and corporate advisory with a strong interest in advising and supporting not-for-profit organisations. We […]

Representing Maluk Timor at Asia Pacific Medical Education Conference (APMEC) 2024

Three Maluk Timor team members, Guerson, Dulcia and Celita recently attended the Asia Pacific Medical Education Conference (APMEC) held on 15 – 21 January in Colombo, Sri Lanka. This year’s conference theme was Artificial Intelligence in Health Professions Education. The conference was a great opportunity to engage with other healthcare professionals from the Asia Pacific […]

Dr Raj and Dr Lois Share Their Insights on Volunteering

Maluk Timor’s Executive Director – Dr Raj Rajaraman and his wife Dr Lois Hong, who is also the organisation’s Clinical Director, have had a long connection to healthcare in Timor-Leste. Raj started volunteering in a small clinic in Dili in 2005 and returned 15 years later to volunteer full time at Maluk Timor, before becoming […]

Helping equip Timorese women with knowledge for a healthier pregnancy

This year, Maluk Timor equipped 10 community birth attendants (CBAs) with partus wheels for use in their rural communities. We are excited to train another 10 and distribute the remaining wheels when travel conditions allow. A partus wheel is a low-cost, manually-operated tool that helps anyone estimate when a pregnancy is due. With a little teaching, women can use this tool to […]