In Summary

Okay, so it is quite difficult to condense a couple of weeks shooting into one or two posts. Especially when those posts contain fairly strong imagery. I guess the best way to do this is to post the images and let the captions do the talking. Those who follow me on Facebook, I apologise for some of the repeats.

28 July 2014, Gulf Province, Papua New Guinea. Patients queue at the front of the Baimuru health centre where a Youth With A Mission Medical Ships Australia (YWAM MSA) clinic offers medical care. Baimuru is located in the remote Gulf Province of Papua New Guinea where quality health care can be sparse. 

28 July 2014, Gulf Province, Papua New Guinea.  Final year medical student Erin Nicole performs a check up on Koike, approximately 3 years old, at the Baimuru health centre where Youth With A Mission Medical Ships Australia operates a medical clinic. Koike's mother passed away when Koike was one year old, leaving his grandmother Vaipie to take care of the young child. Doctors suspect that Koike suffered from suspected TB meningitis at a younger age resulting in intellectual and physical disability. Baimuru is located in the remote Gulf Province of Papua New Guinea where quality health care can be sparse.

28 July 2014, Gulf Province, Papua New Guinea.  Final year medical student Erin Nicole removes a splinter from the foot of three year old Koike at the Baimuru health centre where Youth With A Mission Medical Ships Australia operates a medical clinic. Koike's mother passed away when Koike was one year old, leaving his grandmother Vaipie to take care of the young child. Doctors suspect that Koike suffered from suspected TB meningitis at a younger age resulting in intellectual and physical disability. Baimuru is located in the remote Gulf Province of Papua New Guinea where quality health care can be sparse.

29 July 2014, Gulf Province, Papua New Guinea. A patient waits for treatment at the rundown Baimuru health centre as curious young children stare through the remains of mosquito meshing. Baimuru is located in the remote Gulf Province of Papua New Guinea where quality health care can be sparse.

28 July 2014, Gulf Province, Papua New Guinea. A young boy waits at the entrance to the Baimuru medical centre.

29 July 2014, Gulf Province, Papua New Guinea. Local community health workers gather to watch Chief medical coordinator for Youth With A Mission (YWAM) Ships Australia Hannah Peart insert and Implanon contraceptive implant into the arm of a young woman at the Baimuru Health Centre. Baimuru is located in the remote Gulf Province of Papua New Guinea where quality health care can be sparse. 

30 July 2014, Gulf Province, Papua New Guinea.A young boy from Korovake Village poses with a spear. Villagers continue to use spears and other weapons to hunt wild boar and crocodiles. 

30 July 2014, Gulf Province, Papua New Guinea. Patients sit next to drying clothes at theTB ward at Kapuna Hospital. 15000 new cases of TB are recorded annually in PNG with one quarter proving fatal.

01 August 2014, Akoma Village, Papua New Guinea. Kuime Ipai, 50, is surrounded by family at a remote clinic run by Youth With A Mission. Kuime, who has suffered from TB before, was carried into the clinic after a relapse. Severely dehydrated, Kuime was placed on IV fluids, given antibiotics and sent to Kapuna Hospital for further testing and treatment. 15000 new cases of TB are recorded annually in PNG with one quarter proving fatal.

Keep your eyes peeled. When I get more time, I'll upload more images from this journey!