Medical workers go out to help quake victims

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A Salvation Army medical team has been sent to provide assistance to victims of February’s earthquake.
ExxonMobil PNG has re-deployed the PNG Salvation Army medical team to provide assistance as the company worked towards supporting victims with repair and maintenance work on healthcare facilities.
Six medical officers departed on Monday. They will be stationed at Huiya in the Mt Bosavi area near the border of Hela and Western, Habi and Wasowedu in Western.
An additional two medical officers will depart in the coming days and will be at Hides to provide service to Para, Eduawi, Mananda, Komo, Benaria and Juni communities.
ExxonMobil PNG is also providing support for the restoration of education services and food gardens as part of its long-term recovery plan.
A needs assessment conducted by the PNG Salvation Army and ExxonMobil have identified that many of the healthcare facilities were displaced with limited or no medical supplies to assist the communities.
The assessment showed that some healthcare facilities were still structurally intact and required only minor repairs and maintenance to ensure they were safe to be used.
Others needed re-stocking of pharmaceutical drug supplies.