Australian Doctors International - Education & training

As a core component of ADI's program, volunteer doctors provide education and training to help build the capacity of local health workers, as well as to help improve general health and knowledge amongst the community. Training - our volunteer doctors support, advise, encourage and share information with community health workers, nurses and hospital workers to improve their working environment, medical knowledge, morale and influence within their communities. They also introduce and facilitate workshops and other teaching programs on agreed health topics in consultation with the Catholic Health Office and the District Health Office. Read about ADI's 2009 in-service health training here. Education - our volunteer doctors provide education to local communities on basic health and hygiene. This includes health talks for school students on topics such as: how to stay healthy puberty and sexual health infections basic hygiene immunisations filariasis and the importance of MDA Read about ADI's upcoming schools and community health talks project Our volunteer doctors write about their experiences in PNG via medical notes, journal entries and letters home. Read about tropical diseases and unique pathology, jungle treks and remote villages, and new friends and cultural encounters. Link to doctors' patrol reports here

		ADI publications On the Fly newsletter (June 2010) download ADI Annual Report 2008-2009 download On the Fly newsletter (June 2009) download ADI Fact Sheet download ADI Annual Report 2007-2008 download

Health reports Browse reports relevant to the work of Australian Doctors International. This includes reports about health in PNG, health in Western Province, and diseases such as malaria, filariasis, leprosy, HIV & AIDS and tuberculosis. Link to health reports here


PNG Field Manager reports In 2009, paediatric nurse and health administrator Louise Devereux helped facilitate in-service health training, coordinated doctor's patrols and assisted MCH checks, supported the Catholic Health Office, and conducted scoping expeditions to Middle Fly and South Fly. In 2008, school teacher and horse lover Margaret Bruffell coordinated the distribution of 10,000 bed nets and managed daily operations. Read their updates here

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Doctors' patrol reports Our volunteer doctors write about their experiences in PNG via medical notes, journal entries and letters home. Read about tropical diseases and unique pathology, jungle treks and remote villages, and new friends and cultural encounters. Link to doctors' patrol reports here

	ADI publications On the Fly newsletter (June 2010) download ADI Annual Report 2008-2009 download On the Fly newsletter (June 2009) download ADI Fact Sheet download ADI Annual Report 2007-2008 download

	Health reports Browse reports relevant to the work of Australian Doctors International. This includes reports about health in PNG, health in Western Province, and diseases such as malaria, filariasis, leprosy, HIV & AIDS and tuberculosis. Link to health reports here


	PNG Field Manager reports In 2009, paediatric nurse and health administrator Louise Devereux helped facilitate in-service health training, coordinated doctor's patrols and assisted MCH checks, supported the Catholic Health Office, and conducted scoping expeditions to Middle Fly and South Fly. In 2008, school teacher and horse lover Margaret Bruffell coordinated the distribution of 10,000 bed nets and managed daily operations. Read their updates here

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Public health programs - whilst undertaking patrols to remote community health centres and aid posts, our volunteer doctors follow up on public health programs, primarily malaria bed net education and use and filariasis treatment.