Medical ship to host first outreach in Moresby

THE Youth With A Mission Medical Ship Australia (YWAM MSA) will hold its first outreach in Port Moresby from July 23 to 27 at the Steamships wharf.
Pre-selected dental patients will receive treatment on board, while primary health care cli­nics will operate in pre-determined shore-based regions.
The week will showcase some of YWAM’s work in rural and remote areas of Gulf and Western provinces.
People will have the chance to see what it is like to live and volunteer aboard a medical ship.
Australian patron Mike Reynolds said the week would include strategic meetings between key stakeholders from Townsville and PNG.
“The ship will serve as a catalyst to inspire and strengthen cooperative and collaborative relationships between the ship’s home berth of Townsville and Port Moresby,” he said.
“YWAM MSA hopes to share its vision for a growing relationship between the two nations and new ways to educate, equip and care for as many individuals as possible.
“Since 2010, YWAM MSA has delivered 74,327 training and health services to deve­lop rural communities.
“The Townsville Chamber of Commerce is sending a delegation and we anticipate that the synergies created during the week will continue to build strong bridges of person to person relationships across our communities.”