Donations

The College's International Development Program welcomes donations to extend the range of aid activities undertaken in the Asia Pacific region.

Timor Leste Eye Program

Timor Leste is rebuilding its medical system and the Timor Leste Eye Program (ETEP) is playing an active role in this task by performing eye operations and training local doctors and nurses. The goal of the ETEP is to make Timor Leste self-sufficient in the provision of eye care by 2010. If you would like to make a donation to the program, please complete and return the ETEP donation form (PDF 112 KB) to:

Timor Leste Eye Program
Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
College of Surgeons' Gardens
250-290 Spring Street
East Melbourne VIC 3002 Australia

Sumba Eye Program

The Sumba Eye Program, established in 2007, is a program targeted at delivering eye-care services to the people of Sumba Island. Teams of volunteer optometrists, ophthalmologists and nurses give their time and skills to improve eye care in Sumba. They perform over 650 consultations and operations with 80 to 100 patients receiving sight restoring surgery during the week visits. If you would like to make a donation to the program, please complete and return the Sumba Eye Program donation form (PDF 35 KB):

Sumba Eye Program

Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
College of Surgeons' Gardens
250-290 Spring Street
East Melbourne VIC 3002 Australia

Equipment, instruments and medical supplies

The International Development Program also welcomes in-kind donations of equipment, instruments and medical supplies to support the delivery of surgical services and training. For further information, contact the relevant officer of the project you wish to support or the Medical Equipment Co-ordinator:

Helen Postma
Medical Equipment Co-ordinator
Telephone: +61 3 9276 7428
Fax: +61 3 9249 1236
Email: helen.postma@surgeons.org

Tungaru Central Hospital, Kiribati Needs Your Help

A recent request from Tungaru Central Hospital, Kiribati has been received by the College's Pacific Islands Program (PIP) Management office, Melbourne.

The hospital requires in kind donations of the following equipment (in good working order and with operating manual and service record):

1. C-Arm;

2. Orthopaedic battery operated drill; and

3. A small fragment set.

If you are able to kindly donate any of the above items, please contact Daliah Moss (Daliah.moss@surgeons.org) or Lito De Silva on (lito.desilva@surgeons.org).