Empowering Local Healthcare Workers Through Comprehensive Training Programs
If you’ve spent any time around our organisation, Maluk Timor, you’ll know that our tagline is ‘advancing quality healthcare together’. When it comes to achieving our mission of fighting preventable disease throughout Timor-Leste, the reality of ‘together’ is so critical to our ongoing work. With a team and board spread across Timor and Australia and […]
Saving Lives Through Local Empowerment: Transforming Healthcare in Timor-Leste
Why Timor-Leste Desperately Needs Local Healthcare Training In Timor-Leste, one of the world’s youngest nations, healthcare remains a significant challenge. The country faces a shortage of trained healthcare professionals, and those in the field often lack the specialized skills needed to handle complex medical situations. Maluk Timor, recognizing this critical need, has stepped in with […]
Bringing AI to Remote Healthcare: Meet Medibot
Imagine a healthcare worker in a remote corner of Timor-Leste, facing a complex patient case with limited access to specialist advice. This is the daily reality for many healthcare providers in Timor-Leste, where clinical guidance is often hard to come by, for good reason. Now, picture that same healthcare worker receiving instant, guideline-based medical advice […]
Dr Lois, Barrack Obama and The Daily Show!
We couldn’t be prouder of our Dr Lois who has been featured on The Daily Show with former president Barrack Obama and daily show host Trevor Noah! The future leaders worked together to understand how they can learn from each other to enable improved education, health, and economic opportunity in underserved communities. With Dr Lois […]
To be a doctor is my crush, but I am dating statistics… ASTEROID Stats Man
There is so many amazing people working at Maluk Timor – each with their own stories to tell. Antonito Cabral is no exception – a journey that took him into applied statistics and now the Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Officer for the ASTEROID programme. Every day we are flooded with information in everything we […]
Tales of Dr Hip and his trusty security guard
I stumbled across Dr Hip at Maluk Timor when Maun Aga asked me to take a photo of Dr Hip collecting his rural doctor’s bag. These high-quality kits contain sturdy, essential equipment heavily subsidized by generous donors with a heart for Rural GPs. Everyone I am meeting have great stories to tell, so I asked […]
Hypertension & diabetes needs understanding and treating
Maluk Timor is proud to have worked collaboratively with local healthcare workers (PSF, Nurses, and Doctors) from Atauro to conduct a two-day Hypertension and Diabetes Mellitus screening event for a community of 318 people. Hypertension and Diabetes Mellitus contribute to mortality in Timor-Leste, with high rates in both urban areas and rural areas like suco […]
Australian Volunteers International (AVI’s) doing good
The below story appeared on the Australian Embassy’s facebook page about ‘OUR JESS’ – one of the marvellous Australians currently working as an AVI….link About Jess Harries…. Australia in Timor-Leste Health NGO Maluk Timor has played an important role in Timor-Leste’s successful response to COVID-19. Recently we introduced you to Dr Jeremy Beckett, the CEO […]
Reflections from quarantine after 2 years teaching Doctors in Dili
Greetings from Darwin, where the 2 weeks of quarantine has afforded the opportunity to reflect on 22 months in Timor L’este. One of the unexpected bonuses of working overseas, is the opportunity to intersect with some exceptional people – creative, innovative, resilient and persistent people, who won’t ever receive the accolades of peace prizes, or […]
Fast education via the phone…. the ‘Asteroid program’
How do you reach health care professionals that are scattered throughout Timor Leste and provide them with up-to-date and easily accessible information to assist decision making and improve clinical care? You find a partner, Catalpa International, who will work with you to deliver the information via the phone. With more than 90% (and climbing) of […]
An unsung remarkable woman – Dr Bethany Beckett
Jack of all Trades: A Conversation with Dr. Bethany No two days look alike for Dr. Bethany Beckett. As Maluk Timor’s Director of Medical Education and mentor of the Women’s Health Social Care team, Dr. Bethany already has a more-than-full time job. Even so, she wears far more than those two hats. She arrives to […]
Motivated by gratitude to our neighbours and family – The Ribot’ legacy for Timor
Behind every Maluk Timor programme are some amazing supporters. Mike and Kate Ribot are one example. Motivated by a commitment to the Timorese people and empathy for tuberculosis sufferers, their family has generously donated a training scholarship that has enabled Maluk Timor to hire a Timorese doctor, Dra Josefina, to our Tuberculosis (TB) team for […]
Dr Ella brings healthcare to rural Timor-Leste outpost
Dr Anferida Monteiro Fernandes, or “Dr Ella” as she is known, works in a remote health post in the subdistrict of Los Palos at the far eastern end of Timor-Leste. “I am the only doctor at my health post… from Dili by bus it’s about 8 hours.” Having grown up in Los Palos, Dr Ella […]
From country Victoria to Timor-Leste: doctors share their story
In 2018, Drs Lindsay and Dianne Sherriff farewelled their home and country practice of 25 years in Kerang, Victoria and set out on a new chapter in Timor-Leste. For Dianne this was the fulfilment of a lifelong dream that began with a visit to Timor-Leste as a school girl. She and her husband Lindsay had […]
Training Timor’s future medical leaders
Timor-Leste remains in the grip of diseases of poverty such as tuberculosis, rheumatic heart disease and malnutrition. Since 2002, the number of doctors has increased from just 26 up to almost 1000. But this surge of Cuban-trained graduates has created a huge need for further training and clinical supervision. Additionally, the resourcing and health systems […]
Diverse challenges require diverse programs
From newsletter….. In addition to using the donations you give to meet the immediate needs of the patients right in front of us each day, we also use some of your support to train, employ and equip local Timorese people to develop long term sustainable health services and programs that promote prevention and wellbeing. This […]
Support Maluk Timor in helping Timor-Leste
Help the Timorese people by helping Maluk Timor and their programs to improve general health and target diseases spreading in Timor-Leste.
Voluntary Board member Dr Josh presenting – BE INSPIRED
Dr Josh presenting at DFTB conference………….. Don’t Forget The Bubbles was conceived as a way of sharing our collective knowledge. What started out as four enthusiastic players (Tessa, Ben, Henry and Andy) has grown so much bigger. With over 70 authors and more than 600 blog posts many people might wonder just where to start. […]
Remember Joan, this amazing 93-year-old?
She funded the building of our training room. Forward thinking, generous and investing in young people, an example to us all.
Wild Timor Coffee in Melbourne – Giving Back
These newly equipped Doctors bags will go out into the districts via the new GP’s returning to their rural health posts.
Timorese doctors learn more on disability
Timorese doctors have join Kilbur Domin in further understanding of disability and how it affects residents of Timor.
Training Room improved, thanks to RACS
Maluk Timor partnered with the Royal Australian College of Surgeons to improve the training room.
Dr. Bethany Nelson leads training for doctors
Dr. Bethany Nelson leads the training for doctors in Timor Leste to provide better care and assistance to those in need.