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Rheumatic Heart Disease: A Preventable Crisis in Timor-Leste
February 24, 2025Rheumatic Heart Disease
Did you know that Timor-Leste has one of the ...
Transforming Maternal Care in Timor-Leste’s Remote Communities: Preventing Transmission to Protect Future Generations
February 24, 2025Women's Health
No matter where you live in the world, ...
Maluk Timor Announces Appointment of New Executive Director Dillyana Ximenes
January 23, 2025Board and Governance
We are pleased to announce the ...
Empowering Local Healthcare Workers Through Comprehensive Training Programs
January 8, 2025Medical Training
If you’ve spent any time around our ...
Attending the Women’s Health Conference 2024: A Timorese Perspective on Addressing Heart Disease and RHD in Women
December 6, 2024Rheumatic Heart Disease,Women's Health
The Women’s Health Conference 2024, ...
Tracing, Triage, Training: The 3 Ts Crucial to The Fight Against Tuberculosis
December 10, 2024Tuberculosis
Although it’s one of the world’s most ...
Outreach as a Strategy to Improve Health Outcomes in Timor-Leste
December 3, 2024Innovation,Uncategorized
Timor-Leste faces pressing challenges in ...
Filling The Gap in Timor-Leste’s Oral Healthcare System
November 13, 2024Oral Health
While many of us might view a trip to the ...
Driving Greater Access to Healthcare in Rural Communities
November 13, 2024Innovation,Uncategorized
Access to quality healthcare is something ...
Bringing AI to Remote Healthcare: Meet Medibot
October 14, 2024Innovation,Medical Training
Imagine a healthcare worker in a remote ...
Nourishing Timor-Leste’s Future: Tackling Child Malnutrition
October 10, 2024Nutrition
Timor-Leste, a young nation still healing ...
Healing the Wounds of the Past: Addressing Mental Health in Timor-Leste
October 10, 2024Women's Health
Timor-Leste’s road to independence was ...
Battling Rheumatic Heart Disease in Timor-Leste: A Story of Prevention and Hope
October 10, 2024Rheumatic Heart Disease
Introduction Rheumatic Heart Disease (RHD) is ...
Empowering Timor-Leste in the Fight Against HIV: A Story of Hope and Progress
October 10, 2024HIV
Introduction HIV remains one of the most ...
Digital Literacy in Healthcare: Bridging the Gap in Timor-Leste
October 16, 2024Innovation,Uncategorized
Introduction In the rapidly evolving world of ...
Empowering Women in Timor-Leste: The Role of Maternal and Child Health Training
August 15, 2024Women's Health
Introduction In Timor-Leste, where access to ...
Saving Lives Through Local Empowerment: Transforming Healthcare in Timor-Leste
October 16, 2024Medical Training
Why Timor-Leste Desperately Needs Local ...
Improving Access To Healthcare
August 7, 2024Uncategorized
Maluk Timor implements the Vaccine Access and ...
Household Contact Screening with the TB team
July 30, 2024Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis (TB) is a prominent ...
A true Cinderella Story
April 17, 2024Donations and fundraising,Staff Stories
Let me tell you about Cinderella Dulcia. A ...
Maluk Timor Australia welcomes Nell Cantrill to the Board
February 13, 2024Board and Governance
We are excited and pleased to announce that ...
Representing Maluk Timor at Asia Pacific Medical Education Conference (APMEC) 2024
February 8, 2024Staff Stories
Three Maluk Timor team members, Guerson, ...
Dr Raj and Dr Lois Share Their Insights on Volunteering
February 8, 2024Volunteers
Maluk Timor’s Executive Director – Dr Raj ...
The fight to save children from heart disease….
July 27, 2023Rheumatic Heart Disease
Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) is a serious ...
Engineers without borders helping with expert guidance
January 30, 2023Volunteers
This year is off to a flying start with ...
Dr Elanor recognised at event hosted by Foreign Minister, Penny Wong
December 6, 2022HIV,Volunteers
Our chair Julie was in Canberra last week and ...
Conference in TL – Strengthening System for Diagnosis and Control of Infectious Disease
November 30, 2022ASTEROID project
The second International Annual Health ...
Dr Lois, Barrack Obama and The Daily Show!
November 30, 2022Medical Training,Nursing & Midwifery,Staff Stories
We couldn’t be prouder of our Dr Lois ...
Four Women with RHD get life changing surgery – A story about changed lives….
September 2, 2022Rheumatic Heart Disease
“We need to continue to work together – ...
Giving hope and understanding – Maluk Timor’s TB Counsellor’s
July 25, 2022Tuberculosis
Meet Elvira and Maria – two survivors of TB ...
The Story of Maria – HIV and Cultural Beliefs in Timor-Leste
July 7, 2022HIV
Working in communications for NGO’s we like ...
Sitting down with Dr Jeremy
June 14, 2022ASTEROID project,COVID 19,HIV,Nursing & Midwifery,Nutrition,Oral Health,Rheumatic Heart Disease,Staff Stories,Tuberculosis,Women's Health
Last month, Maluk Timor was lucky to have a ...
Nurse Educator – You are so young – what can we learn from you?
June 2, 2022Nursing & Midwifery,Staff Stories
One of the most rewarding things we can do in ...
Atlantic Institute – Senior Fellows Solidarity Grant – People Living with HIV
May 13, 2022Donations and fundraising,HIV
Maluk Timor has been lucky to receive some ...
A peek into our life-saving TB contact tracing for World TB Day 2022
March 23, 2022Tuberculosis
Today is World TB Day, and for 2022 this ...
Health starts from your mouth – Meet Dr Ximenes – Maluk Timor’s Dentist
March 4, 2022Oral Health,Staff Stories
I always wanted to be an architect – I just ...
PSF – Ears, Eyes and Voice of the Community
February 28, 2022Women's Health
PSFs (Promotor Saúde Familiar/Family Health ...
To be a doctor is my crush, but I am dating statistics… ASTEROID Stats Man
February 23, 2022ASTEROID project,Medical Training
There is so many amazing people working at ...
We had a girl with TB… How The John Burge Trust is helping us fight TB
January 31, 2022Donations and fundraising,Tuberculosis
We had a girl who had TB, but she was scared ...
Helping equip Timorese women with knowledge for a healthier pregnancy
January 13, 2022Women's Health
This year, Maluk Timor equipped 10 community ...
Tackling Endemic Infectious Disease in the Era of COVID-19 Pandemic
November 30, 2021ASTEROID project
International Annual Health Scientific ...
Australians Volunteers International annual report – Maluk Timor team on the front 🙂
November 26, 2021Rheumatic Heart Disease,Volunteers,Women's Health
We made it the front page of the Australians ...
Strengthening the capacity of the Oral Health workforce in Timor-Leste
November 23, 2021Oral Health
Currently, the Timorese Ministry of Health ...
New Emergency Room for Comoro Clinic is Dili
October 13, 2021Donations and fundraising,Nursing & Midwifery
In October the Ministry of Health, Maluk ...
Tales of Dr Hip and his trusty security guard
September 28, 2021Medical Training,Staff Stories
I stumbled across Dr Hip at Maluk Timor when ...
There is so much to be done and we desperately need to reduce malnutrition rates
November 11, 2021Nutrition
Abertina Belo Nutrition Coordinator and the ...
Becoming an expert in Rheumatic heart disease enables kids to grow old
October 28, 2021Rheumatic Heart Disease
My Name is Juliana dos Santos Sarmentu, I am ...
Rheumatic Heart Disease school based prevention program
October 28, 2021Rheumatic Heart Disease
Rheumatic Heart Disease (RHD) is a ...
The Lois and Raj story – he said she said….
October 14, 2021Staff Stories
Reluctant to talk about themselves, I finally ...
Goodbye and enormous gratitude to a great friend of Timor-Leste
October 13, 2021Volunteers
Organising us all After being at the helm for ...
Hypertension & diabetes needs understanding and treating
August 12, 2021Medical Training,Nursing & Midwifery
Maluk Timor is proud to have worked ...
The suffering is just below the surface and so is the virus
April 23, 20212021 Floods,COVID 19
Here in Dili we have been spared further ...
Maluk Timor staff and volunteers getting the Astra Zeneca vaccine
April 23, 2021COVID 19
As we rebuild from the Easter floods here in ...
Caught up and Cut off
April 14, 20212021 Floods,COVID 19
Imagine that you took the leap to relocate ...
We have sunny days but Covid is a looming threat
April 9, 20212021 Floods
“It’s not that bad, others are ...
Dr Jeremy’s blog – three days before the flood
April 9, 2021Uncategorized
Timor Seesaw – By Jeremy Beckett ...
Cleaning up and working out what needs doing first !
April 7, 20212021 Floods
7/4/2021 Work continues as the Maluk team ...
Flood update from CEO Dr Raj
April 6, 20212021 Floods,COVID 19,HIV
Hello everyone, You’re maybe aware of the ...
Nutrition Program – 2021 & beyond – How you could help
March 3, 2021Nutrition
Nutrition Program – 2021 and beyond An ...
CONFERENCE POSTPONED due to COVID outbreak
March 1, 2021Uncategorized
The conference (30-31 March 2021) is ...
Webinar link – Gordon Peake in conversation with Dr Jeremy
November 18, 2020Volunteers
Click here to listen Our international ...
HIV – there is now action because there is knowledge
November 16, 2020HIV
The district hospital doctors were worried ...
Nutrition or lack there of – What is the problem and how you might help
November 16, 2020Nutrition
What is the problem? East Timor is the most ...
Photo of the 17 strong International team ”working” at Maluk Timor
November 16, 2020Volunteers
An international team of remarkable people ...
On ‘world heart day’ – we remember – RHD is preventable!
September 25, 2020Rheumatic Heart Disease
What are you doing to celebrate world heart ...
Energy and persistence conquer all things – HIV training is being rolled out
September 10, 2020COVID 19,HIV,Volunteers
As you may have read this week we farewelled ...
Australian Volunteers International (AVI’s) doing good
September 8, 2020COVID 19,HIV,Medical Training,Rheumatic Heart Disease
The below story appeared on the Australian ...
We have won the 1st battle but the Covid war is far from over
July 7, 2020COVID 19
Update 7/7/2020 It’s remarkable that ...
Reflections from quarantine after 2 years teaching Doctors in Dili
June 3, 2020COVID 19,Medical Training
Greetings from Darwin, where the 2 weeks of ...
Australia Supports Corona Virus response in Timor-Leste
May 27, 2020COVID 19
The Australian Government is working in ...
Fast education via the phone…. the ‘Asteroid program’
May 27, 2020ASTEROID project,COVID 19,Medical Training
How do you reach health care professionals ...
Webinar on Covid 19 – presented by Dr Jeremy and the team
May 14, 2020Uncategorized
We are very proud to have run and now ...
Webinar for Donors with CEO, Dr Jeremy and Board Chair, Julie Hamblin
May 4, 2020Uncategorized
The Maluk Timor team are eager to keep all ...
Timor Leste COVID UPDATE – June 2020
March 31, 2020Uncategorized
As the world continues to look to ways to ...
An unsung remarkable woman – Dr Bethany Beckett
February 7, 2020Medical Training,Volunteers
Jack of all Trades: A Conversation with Dr. ...
Maluk Timor Nursing team continues to kick goals with Triage
February 1, 2020Nursing & Midwifery
Last week the Maluk Timor Nursing team were ...
Motivated by gratitude to our neighbours and family – The Ribot’ legacy for Timor
January 13, 2020Donations and fundraising,Medical Training,Tuberculosis
Behind every Maluk Timor programme are some ...
What does the fastest woman (& volunteer) in Timor have to say…
December 2, 2019Nutrition,Staff Stories,Volunteers
Hear what one of our long term volunteers, ...
Oportunidade servisu – Lider ekipa HIV
November 27, 2019Uncategorized
OPORTUNIDADE SERVISU – LIDER EKIPA HIV Maluk ...
Job opportunity – HIV team leader
November 27, 2019Uncategorized
JOB OPPORTUNITY – MALUK TIMOR HIV TEAM LEADER ...
Our wonderful leader – Rofina – fights against TB
November 25, 2019Tuberculosis
Let me introduce you to Rofina dos Santos, a ...
Our TB programme & how you can help
November 11, 2019Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis (TB) is a huge problem in ...
Volunteer Dr Lauren’s in country story
November 2, 2019Tuberculosis,Volunteers
Dr Lauren Chalmers, Maluk Timor TB Program ...
A story of hope and capacity building done right
November 1, 2019Nursing & Midwifery
Nursing Triage: In February 2018, a young ...
Are you a Doctor interested Communicable Diseases and Education ?
October 24, 2019Uncategorized
For doctors interested in global and tropical ...
Momentus day for Maluk Timor and the MOH
September 23, 2019Donations and fundraising
On Wednesday afternoon, 11th September, 2019, ...
Dr Clare Nourse has been awarded and AM !
June 13, 2019Volunteers
Congratulations to Paediatric Infection ...
Midwifery team building collaborative connections
June 5, 2019Nursing & Midwifery
RELATIONSHIP BUILDING The Maluk Timor ...
Nursing Triage systems save lives
May 15, 2019Nursing & Midwifery
We want the Timorese community to value and ...
The value of good nursing care in TL
May 13, 2019Nursing & Midwifery
Any of us who have ever been sick or ...
The Illawarra rocks for Timor-Leste
April 8, 2019Donations and fundraising
This weekend Joe and Maura Cato held their ...
Improving maternal HIV screening
April 10, 2019HIV,Staff Stories
Procession of the pink plastic table to its ...
A Maluk approach to starting a HIV program
April 9, 2019HIV,Staff Stories
The team: Madalena, Nina, Eleanor, Dircia, ...
Making HIV patients feel safe and valued: Beatriz’s story
April 17, 2019HIV,Staff Stories
The first time Beatriz* started taking ...
Heavy rain doesn’t dampen spirits at the HIV clinic
April 3, 2019HIV,Staff Stories
Our HIV clinic was flooded last week. One ...
Dr Ella brings healthcare to rural Timor-Leste outpost
March 20, 2019Medical Training
Dr Anferida Monteiro Fernandes, or “Dr Ella” ...
Music Festival Berry April 6 (12- 4pm)
March 15, 2019Volunteers
FOXFEST FUNDRAISER RETURNS TO BERRY ...
From country Victoria to Timor-Leste: doctors share their story
March 11, 2019Medical Training,Staff Stories
In 2018, Drs Lindsay and Dianne Sherriff ...
Training Timor’s future medical leaders
March 5, 2019Medical Training
Timor-Leste remains in the grip of diseases ...
Australian Aid Friendship Grant awarded to Maluk
December 10, 2018Nursing & Midwifery
Maluk Timor is successful in its application ...
Diverse challenges require diverse programs
November 15, 2018Medical Training
From newsletter….. In addition to using ...
Stories from the frontline
November 15, 2018Tuberculosis
Here are two short stories, inspired by our ...
Staffing Growth to meet the need
November 10, 2018Uncategorized
Some of the team at the recent board lunch in ...
Triage Triumph – Go the NURSES
November 10, 2018Nursing & Midwifery
Triage Triumph Most of us take it for granted ...
Respect and hope – the HIV story
November 10, 2018HIV
In the 1980’s HIV/AIDS was considered a death ...
True spirit of volunteerism
November 14, 2018Nutrition
A volunteer is someone who is compassionate, ...
The Reality of TB in TL
October 19, 2018Tuberculosis
This is what we don't see - the daily battles ...
Voluntary Board member Dr Josh presenting – BE INSPIRED
August 11, 2018Medical Training,Rheumatic Heart Disease,Tuberculosis
Dr Josh presenting at DFTB ...
6 years with donor Margaret and family
August 3, 2018Donations and fundraising
Get to know one of our major donors, Margaret ...
Stories from Jo, accounting mentor
August 3, 2018Staff Stories
Read more on Jo's heartfelt blog entry about ...
Stepping up: Dircia – HIV Team Leader
August 3, 2018Staff Stories
Meet Dircia, who, through the efforts of ...
Closing of 2017/2018 financial year
September 4, 2018Uncategorized
Here's an update on the previous financial ...
An easier way to donate is here!
August 28, 2018Donations and fundraising
There are a few changes on our donation ...
Support Maluk Timor in helping Timor-Leste
August 14, 2018HIV,Medical Training,Nursing & Midwifery,Nutrition,Tuberculosis,Women's Health
Help the Timorese people by helping Maluk ...
Job Opening for Medical Engineer Without Borders
July 20, 2018Uncategorized
There is a huge unmet need in the maintenance ...
We Up-Skill Rural Health Care Workers
July 20, 2018Women's Health
We recognise and respond to women in ...
Our goal: 95% vaccination for 0-5 year olds
July 19, 2018Nursing & Midwifery
Maluk Timor and the Ministry of Health are ...
Our commitment to stamp out TB is at it’s strongest
July 20, 2018Tuberculosis
Just one example of staff going into the back ...
Wild Timor Coffee in Melbourne – Giving Back
July 20, 2018Donations and fundraising,Medical Training
These newly equipped Doctors bags will go out ...
Gaining Control of the Tuberculosis Epidemic
June 11, 2018Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis is the #1 killer in Timor-Leste ...
Remember Joan, this amazing 93-year-old?
July 20, 2018Medical Training
She funded the building of our training room. ...
Commitment is no problem for our Dental Nurse Team
June 11, 2018Oral Health
Broken car? No problems. Luis, Efi and our ...
Celebrating Our Brand New Triage Program
June 11, 2018Nursing & Midwifery
The Vera Cruz triage program ensures ...
Maluk Timor sponsors dental screening
June 3, 2018Oral Health
Maluk Timor and Shane Fryer go hand in hand ...
Celebrate Women’s Week – HIV talks and more
June 3, 2018Women's Health
More than 50 women come together to celebrate ...
Learning HIV and reproductive health
June 3, 2018Women's Health
58 Timorese women head to Suco Beloi to ...
Timorese doctors learn more on disability
June 3, 2018Medical Training,Tuberculosis
Timorese doctors have join Kilbur Domin in ...
Sadly, TL is vulnerable to an HIV epidemic
June 3, 2018HIV
Our goal is to train up the local team and ...
Triage training is underway at Vera Cruz Clinic
May 18, 2018Nursing & Midwifery
More training at Vera Cruz Clinic is underway ...
Help us help the Timorese – donate today
May 18, 2018Donations and fundraising
Help us help the Timorese people by donating ...
Still Missing Mana Lucia’s Vibrant Face at Maluk
June 3, 2018Donations and fundraising,Women's Health
Such a wonderful experience. We look forward ...
Timor Leste: healing hearts and minds
May 7, 2018Rheumatic Heart Disease
More efforts are being poured in healing ...
Going online: training Australian subcommittee via Skype
May 1, 2018Nursing & Midwifery,Women's Health
Improvements are here as we embrace ...
Dr Inda is a glimpse into the future in Dentistry
June 3, 2018Oral Health
Young adults rise up to help lead their ...
A new face in Denistry – multi-culturally trained.
April 29, 2018Oral Health
Dr. Inda is a dental professional trained in ...
Never forget: Australia owes Timor Leste
April 27, 2018Uncategorized
Things may change but history doesn't. We ...
Joining forces: Maluk Timor and Klibur Domin
May 1, 2018Oral Health
Maluk Timor dental nurses and Klibur Domin ...
TIP: Surround yourself with great people
April 25, 2018Staff Stories
Surround yourself with great people no matter ...
Fighting RHD: 5 cardiologists: 700 students
April 25, 2018Rheumatic Heart Disease
On Monday we found ourselves set up for ...
Aussie school kids, raise money and visit Timor Leste
April 15, 2018Donations and fundraising,HIV
Australian school kids who have raised ...
Up to 10,000 kids with RHD in Timor Leste
April 16, 2018Rheumatic Heart Disease
ABC NEWS - Studies have shown that up to ...
Meant for East Timor: lessons from my youth
April 11, 2018Uncategorized
Apparently, my whole life I've been preparing ...
Training materials for Vera Cruz have arrived
April 10, 2018Donations and fundraising,Nursing & Midwifery
The Nursing & Midwifery program of Maluk ...
95 yr old Joan sponsors building of training room
March 10, 2018Donations and fundraising
95-yr old Joan has made donations towards ...
Maluk Timor and ETHF – together against RHD
March 8, 2018Rheumatic Heart Disease
Maluk Timor and the East Timor Hearts Fund ...
Training Room improved, thanks to RACS
March 7, 2018Medical Training
Maluk Timor partnered with the Royal ...
Screening shows: 3% of Timorese kids have RHD
February 24, 2018Rheumatic Heart Disease
Screening for Rheumati Heart Disease shows ...
Maluk Timor gives seminar on malnutrition
December 2, 2017Nutrition
Maluk Timor gives out a malnutrition seminar ...
HIV program still in development phase
December 3, 2017HIV
Maluk Timor continues to develop an HIV ...
Tuberculosis program to be launched in February 2018
December 4, 2017Tuberculosis
Maluk Timor is ready to launch the ...
Lauren Crase, RN leads nurse and midwife training
December 5, 2017Nursing & Midwifery,Women's Health
Australian RN Lauren Crase leads the nurse ...
Dr. Bethany Nelson leads training for doctors
December 6, 2017Medical Training
Dr. Bethany Nelson leads the training for ...
Women’s Health and Social Care Program
December 7, 2017Nutrition,Women's Health
A total of 6 communities are now under the ...
ETHF partnership – Rheumatic Heart Disease program
December 8, 2017Rheumatic Heart Disease
The Rheumatic Heart Disease program partnered ...
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