Duo undergo bio-medical training

TWO Papua New Guineans left in July to attend the MediSend international biomedical equipment repair  training programme in the United States of America, thanks to the support from the PNG LNG project, operated by Esso Highlands Ltd.
But it was not all work and no play on this tough six-month programme.
Recently the students, Philip Kandaki and Onda Kupri, spent a memorable day at the largest state fair in US, the State Fair of Texas.
The duo, along with fellow trainers from Nigeria and Equatorial Guinea, enjoyed a welcome break from the intense studies since arriving at the Elisabeth Dahan Humanitarian Centre, MediSend international’s global headquarters in Dallas, Texas.
Belinda Minyard, manager of student services for MediSend’s biomedical repair training programme said the State Fair of Texas introduced the students to a new and wide variety of Texas culture and foods.
 She said the trainees  “ate their way through the fair” dining on items such as corn-on the cob, fried turkey legs and funnel cakes, a popular American dessert.
The trainees spend all week in classroom lectures in the MediSend Biomedical Repair training laboratory and most weekends studying to complete the comprehensive programme.
A day at the State Fair of Texas was a welcome break for the trainees.
MediSend provides hospitals worldwide with the skilled human resources and tools to support and strengthen health services and community healthcare.
The PNG LNG project is sponsoring Philip and Onda’s training at MediSend.
The duo return to Papua New Guinea next month.
Kandaki will be based at the Kundiawa General Hospital and Kupri at the Mt Hagen Hospital with the skills to install, maintain and repair biomedical equipment.
Previously, the PNG LNG project sponsored Tobias Gual and Sam Owil, who both graduated earlier this year and are back in Mendi General Hospital using the skills they learnt in Texas.