Stakeholders discuss work of Callan Service

THE Callan Service National Unit (CSNU) has recruited four clinicians and four technicians to be part of the Callan Connect Project to deliver services to persons with disabilities.
CSNU director Baeau Tai in her welcoming remarks during the Callan Connect Stakeholder Engagement yesterday in Port Moresby said: “The newly recruited staff are with us in this room. They were in a one-week ear screening training last week and the same group will go through eye screening training next week.
“Callan Connect Project is a two-year project that aims to deliver services to persons with disabilities and ensure that the services are sustained at subnational level through trained personnel.”
She said the stakeholder forum was an opportunity for different stakeholder groups to get together and discuss issues of common interest regarding the Callan Service works.
Baeau said the Callan Connect is funded by the Australia PNG Subnational Programme (APSP) and is managed by CSNU.
She said under the partnership, Callan Connect will add value to people with disabilities in the project sites of Kiunga, Daru, Buka and Kokoda.
Baeau said that Callan Connect will identify persons with disabilities, assess their needs and provide referrals for individuals with severe cases requiring specialist medical attentions.
“We would like to thank the Australian government for funding the Callan Connect Project through APSP, and the Department of Education Inclusive Division for considering the draft Memorandum of Agreement (MoA).
“The MoA is still in draft form but we thank the department in advance for signing the agreement with CSNU,” she said.
Baeau said the MoA means better engagement and more effective service delivery with all partners in the project.