YWAM Ships

An invitation has been extended to people on the New South Wales Far South Coast to tour a floating hospital when it arrives at Eden this week.The hospital ship is organised by the charity group YWAM, and it is passing through on its way to Papua New Guinea.

The ship features an operating theatre, and sleeps up to 50 staff that provide primary health care to people on the land during each visit.

The Medical Co-Ordinator, Hannah Peart, says the boat is also a collection point for old glasses. "People can just bring an old pair of glasses down," she said.

"We have a partnership with the Lions Club, we send the glasses to them, they clean them, grade them, and they give them back to us like they're brand new. "Then we give them to a willing person in Papua New Guinea."

The ship will arrive tomorrow, and people can tour its facilities on Friday afternoon.

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