For doctors interested in global and tropical health, Timor-Leste offers exciting challenges, enormous opportunities to learn and a way to make a significant contribution. We are seeking a Medical Officer to work at Bairo Pite Clinic (BPC), Dili for 6-12 months from June, 2016. BPC is a 50-bed philanthropic clinic with a busy outpatient service (250 […]
We have too much good news in Malnutrition, Maia is due to deliver her baby in April, and Elisa has secured a place at University of Timor Leste to study Nutrition, so Malnutrition Team Leader, Lidia, has a slight headache. Along comes Vilma, who has been volunteering as a general clinic volunteer and interpreter. Lidia […]
PAVING THE YARD A Unique COLLABORATION BETWEEN ROTARY CLUB OF DILI, RMS AND THE US NMCB3 (Navy Mobile Construction Battalion 3 better known as THE SEABEES). The solution to our cleaners nightmare. Timor Leste can be hot, hot, hot, and very dry, it can also be wet, wet, wet and very muddy. Either condition […]
On Saturday we were supported by MOTOAID, an Australian NGO who fund raise for motorcycles in the health development setting, the 4 TB Programme Out-reach Health Care workers together with a couple of other staff from HIV and Finance, who often use their personal bikes for work errands, were joined by our colleagues from HIAM […]
At the last Dili ‘in country’ board meeting – Chairman of the Board – Ross Taylor brought a friend along. The friend is a dentist and had been to visit BPC once before and was sorely aware of the short falls of the BPC Dental Clinic. The Dentist – (who will remain anonymous) knew that the […]
Final day for our visitors from Soldier On, the organization supporting veterans and their families. This project fundraisers through RC Geelong and with help from East Timor Roofing, they have supported the building of a new Car Port to shelter our vehicles from the punishing sun, allowing patient to board our mini bus for hospital […]
The Bairo Pite Clinic continues to experience very positive traction through excellent media coverage from Ted talks to Reddit including publicity in Sports Illustrated. We are delighted to share with you that with all the challenges we tend to incur, huge strides have been made organizationally enabling a much better effort specifically in the key […]
This year I worked at Bairo Pite Clinic for 4 weeks in June-July. My usual work is as a GP in suburbia in Newcastle, light years away from my 4th year of work at BPC. My goal these days when I go to BPC is to arrive with a project that the staff want done. […]
Earlier this month, Dr. Dan traveled to the U.S. to promote his recent book, “Breakaway: An Autobiography.” He attended three book signings in his home state of Iowa. News of Dr. Dan’s return to the U.S. created local buzz, with particular excitement around his first-ever book. In a recent interview, Dr. Dan said the timeline […]
The current treatment room at BPC is an ex shipping container and we use it to assess and treat people that have been involved in accidents or need minor procedure but anyone who knows the building will realize we needed an upgrade. So for many years we have dreamed of building a proper treatment room. […]
Dr Margaret has been volunteering and working at Bairo Pite Clinic for many years now. When she is not in Dili she is working at her practice in Australia. This is her typical day… The phone rings at 4:00 am –the BPC midwives are concerned about a patient who delivered a healthy baby an hour ago […]
Once again the Griffith University Student put on a party to remember and raised money for charities they support – Bairo Pite Clinic and a school in Kenya.They filled the room to capacity with 350 happy people. No easy feat !They were extremely proud to announce that they raised $31,477 at their annual 2015 fundraising dinner! This […]
Our Lidia and wonderful Rotarian supporter Jenny as well as host guardian of Lidia while she was in Melbourne learning English. They raised $2,000 for East Timor Hearts Funds! Our Dr Andrew ran as well.. Seen here with the team from ETHF. Heart warming all around.
This short video about the clinic rom 3 years shows just how much has improved, but also how much has stayed the same. Whilst we no longer need to worry about blood filling the drains thanks to a herculean effort by donors, Rotary and the clinic staff, we now have sanitary plumbing. No more blood […]
