YWAM Ships

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First day in Outreach 2 for the 2010 YWAM Medical Ship in Papua New Guinea and already, the good news stories are coming in. In the clinic, the onboard optometrist was busy helping to find just the right pairs of spectacles among the 24,000 donated ...

While the YWAM Medical Ship was visiting the village of Kinomere we met up with a team on immunization patrol. Partnering with local initiatives is a key strategy for YWAM's work in PNG.After asking a few questions, we found out that this team of ...

Moving Again A 15 year old girl came into the clinic with her family. For the last number of years she has not being able to walk due to tuberculosis in her spine. On top of this, she was incontinent as well. Her dad and mum had to carry her ...

Most people who know about the YWAM Medical Ship are well aware that one of our main aims is to help address the Millennium Development Goals to reduce infant and maternal mortality. With up to 1 in 7 women in parts of rural Papua New Guinea dying ...

The North Queensland Toyota Cowboys established a new partnership in 2010 with Youth with a Mission (YWAM) to promote the important work of the YWAM Australia & PNG Medical Ship Tour in improving vital health services in Papua New Guinea.The ship ...

As the YWAM Medical Ship sails around the Gulf Province of Papua New Guinea, Medical Coordinator Hannah Peart shares her experience working alongside the dental clinics…   The first time we turned up to the village to run the dentistry ...

14/8/10 Welcomed into the Gulf!When we arrived into Kerema we were greeted with a extravagant welcome, starting with riding on the local boats over at least one-meter swells and being met by men dressed as traditional warriors to escort us to ...

Name: Jennifer Perry Age: 32 Hometown: Guelph, Ontario, Canada, eh!  YMS: What is your best medical mission experience? JP: Definitely the outreach with the Introduction to Primary Health Care School that I did last year when we travelled ...

Along with HIV/AIDS, malaria is one of the major causes of death and illness for our neighbours in Papua New Guinea. Ninety percent of PNG’s population is at risk of contracting this disease and in a country that has large obstacles in the way ...