Vanuatu’s Vila Centre Hospital receives new machines

The Australian Catholic University donated blood pressure machines and a range of neonatal equipment to the Vila Central Hospital.

The handing over of the donations was made by the ACU in-country program coordinator, Jane Laycock to the VCH Acting Medical Superintendent, Dr Orelly Thyna, the VCH Clinical Nursing Supervisor, Roger Jelpao and the VCH Acting Nursing Services Manager, Jeffrey Samana.

The equipment was donated to support the local healthcare professionals in their daily work.

The ACU program is part of a partnership that was developed 15 years ago, and it is funded by the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs through the New Colombo Plan short-term mobility grants.

The School of Allied Health has also delivered two Telehealth physiotherapy programs during the pandemic, working with the Physiotherapy Unit at VCH and Erakor village Community.