The Highlands Foundation

The Highlands Foundation The Highlands Foundation has been providing equipment and training for health care centres in the Hi

The Highlands Foundation provides funds, equipment and training opportunities for health care centers in the Highlands of Papua New Guinea (PNG). It was established by a number of Australian health care professionals in response to the poorly resourced health system in PNG. So far we have been able to support health services in Eastern Highlands, Western Highlands, Southern Highlands, East Sepik,

New Ireland, Hela Province and NCD. Papua New Guinea is a former Australian territory, and our closest neighbour, yet tragically its five million people suffer under a third world health system. Aims of the Highland Foundation:
To improve the existing health care facilities in the Eastern Highlands of PNG by:

1. Fundraising to secure medical supplies and transport them to PNG.

2. Raising funds to improve facilities at Hospitals, Health Centres and rural Aid Posts.

3. Educating highland communities about improving health outcomes.

4. Facilitating and advising volunteer teams of health care professionals, doctors, nurses, midwives, physiotherapists, etc, to travel to PNG to work with, educate, and up skill the local health care workers.

5. Provide education opportunities for PNG Midwives, Nurses and Doctors.

14/05/2025

Buxton Hall, St Johns Church, Toorak Rd, Toorak. Tickets on Sale from the 1st June $60pp Start getting your table together Please let us know if you can: *source donations for our silent auction or raffle prizes *have something to donate or can donate financially to cover costs *help with cooking ...

14/05/2025

Only 13% of children in Papua New Guinea are registered. This significantly hinders children’s ability to access healthcare, education, and legal protections.

But change is here. Yesterday, the Government of Papua New Guinea launched the Civil and Identity Registration Act (CIR Act 2024) - a major leap to ensuring every child is counted, protected and given access to essential services through legal identity documents such as birth certificates and national identification cards.

Learn more: https://www.unicef.org/png/stories/papua-new-guinea-launches-new-civil-and-identity-registration-act

Packing Day - Sat May 31st 2pm - 5pm. We hope to see you there. -
13/05/2025

Packing Day - Sat May 31st 2pm - 5pm. We hope to see you there. -

Buxton Hall, St Johns Church, Toorak Rd, Toorak. Tickets on Sale from the 1st June $60pp Start getting your table together Please let us know if you can: *source donations for our silent auction or raffle prizes *have something to donate or can donate financially to cover costs *help with cooking ...

05/04/2025

Save the Date for The Highlands Foundation High Tea

Due to the hot weather, we have moved the packing day to Saturday March 22nd 2pm - 6:30pm
16/02/2025

Due to the hot weather, we have moved the packing day to Saturday March 22nd 2pm - 6:30pm

02/02/2025
The partnership with Medical Pantry allows The Highlands FOundation to send much needed medical equipment to remote area...
01/02/2025

The partnership with Medical Pantry allows The Highlands FOundation to send much needed medical equipment to remote area of PNG, whilst keeping useable equipment from landfill - giving equipment a second life and saving lives.

Happy New Year to all our volunteers and supporters!Our precious container is on the water bound for the Yangoru Saussia...
13/01/2025

Happy New Year to all our volunteers and supporters!

Our precious container is on the water bound for the Yangoru Saussia region of the East Sepik. It is due for arrival in late February.

Since 2022 when our last container arrived in Lae, we have seen shipping costs rise by 400%, it took us some time to find a route that would cost less than $20 000!!!! We were able to find a route that cost $13 000, so we thank everyone who has donated money to support our foundation.

The container was packed full of vital Mother and Baby packs (250), essential medical equipment to support safe birthing and care post birth for mother and baby, including a new birthing bed which we bought at a heavily discounted cost from (thank you), linen and medical consumables.

The container is valued at est $100 000. Thank you to everyone who came along to packing days, knitted baby blankets, donated money, donated time, donated medical equipment. This was such an amazing effort.

The lock is on. The container is packed. It will be on the sea in the next couple of weeks bound forYangora Saussia Eas...
22/09/2024

The lock is on. The container is packed. It will be on the sea in the next couple of weeks bound forYangora Saussia East Sepik. The most productive working bee and AGM. We had over 30 volunteers attend our packing day today. We are so grateful and thankful to these amazing humans who join with us to save mothers and babies in PNG. Our heart is full and so is the container. Stay tuned for the arrival and the absolute joy when the container arrives and blesses the health service of east sepik.

AGM and Working Bee Newsletter - 22nd September -
08/09/2024

AGM and Working Bee Newsletter - 22nd September -

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