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ROMAC Rotary Oceania: Changing Lives Through Medical Aid

ROMAC provides life-saving surgeries for children from Oceania islands. Join us in supporting this noble cause.

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ROMAC Rotary Oceania: Changing Lives Through Medical Aid

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  1. ROMAC RotaryOceania Medical Aid for Children is a program recognised by Rotary International as a multi-region project belonging to all districts throughout Australia and New Zealand Patients come mainly from the islands around us such as Timor Leste, Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu, Fiji and Solomon Islands Wider Geographic Oceania

  2. The Rotary Foundation The Rotary Foundation Global Grants program The worlds largest service club charitable foundation Net assets 2018 $US 1.4 billion Foundation income 2018 $US 400 million Program expenditure 2018 $US 300 million

  3. ROMAC Global Grant • $US 152,000 required to fund ($AU 220,000) • 6 patients for surgery in Australasia • Vocational Training Team • Funded by Rotary Clubs and Rotary Districts in Australia and New Zealand • Initiated by ROMAC in 2015

  4. ROMAC Global Grant 21 Participating Clubs (in AUD) Albert Park 5,000 Camberwell 2,000 Berwick 1,000 Pakenham 1,000 Emerald & District 15,000 Beaufort 2,000 Gympie 1,000 Toowong 4,000 Ross River 5,000 Cleveland 1,000 Singleton 1,000 Sydney 22,650 Carlingford 1,000 Norwest Sunrise, Bella Vista 2,000 Oberon 1,000 Cooma 1,000 New Farm 1,000 Woden 10,000 Motueka 3,435 Takapuna 10,903

  5. ROMAC Global Grant 4 Participating Districts (in AUD) District 9910 14,706 District 9455 14,706 District 9980 7,353 District 9970 7,353

  6. ROMAC Global Grant The power of matching (in AUD) Club donations $ 83,000 + District Dedicated Funds $ 44,000 + The Rotary Foundation $ 93,000 + Total Global Grant $220,000 =

  7. ROMAC Global Grant • Vocational Training Team to Honiara Solomon Islands • Rheumatic heart disease endemic • Echocardiogram equipment in storage • Only 1 person trained in sonography • Many RHD patients require surgery • Surgery not available in Honiara • ROMAC has helped many patients

  8. ROMAC Global Grant Our trainees, trainers and support personnel

  9. ROMAC Global Grant

  10. ROMAC Global Grant Ken, was referred to ROMAC in February 2017, from the Solomon Islands, suffering fromserious heart conditions requiring urgent life-saving surgery. Ken suffered from rheumatic heart disease (RHD) with severe mitral regurgitation and required urgent surgery to repair his mitral valve.

  11. ROMAC Global Grant Fidelcia, an 8-month old baby girl from Comoro in Timor-Leste. Significant PDA withcontrolled heart failure, failure to thrive and recurrent chest infectious.

  12. ROMAC Global Grant Jesuinha, an 11y.o. Girl from Timor-Leste presented to ROMAC with Atrial Septal Defectwith Mitral regurgitation.

  13. ROMAC Global Grant Patricio a 9 yo boy fromTimor-Leste was seriously ill when referred to ROMAC, with a large benign growth in his chest With Dad en route to Darwin Hospital Patricio Post surgery

  14. ROMAC Global Grant Calnizio a baby boy from Timor- Leste was referred to ROMAC at 3-months. He appeared to have been successfully treated for otis media and meningitis, but an ultrasound showed he had developed obstructive hydrocephalus in the 3rd ventricle in the brain. This often occurs secondary to meningitis.

  15. ROMAC Global Grant Lucilda is a Timor-Leste girl of 9 years, with a diagnosis of nasopharygeal carcinoma

  16. ROMAC in District 9800 To provide hope where there is no hope To restore dignity to human life To transform a child’s life To provide the best surgical and medical expertise Gerry Phillips Rotary Club of Albert Park Home 03 9592 4998 Mobile 0418 349 024 gerryp@iinet.net.au

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