Renewing ties with healthcare providers in Kupang & Bali, Indonesia

MON 2 JUNE

Bali – visit to Bali Mandara Hospital Lab with Dr Gede Manik, Clinical Microbiologist

• Going well although low number of specimens including referral from other labs/hospitals both public and private

 

MON 2 JUN

Kupang

• UNDANA, Met with Dr Christina Lada, Dean of Medical & Veterinary Faculty

• RVM Sisters

  • Hosted congratulatory dinner for Sr Ince, with Sr Bernadette and Sr Lannie

  • Sister Ince is a recipient of the Peter Scott Scholarship

  • Discussions about Muder Ignacia Hospital funding and BPJS relations

 

TUE 3 JUN

• Johannes Hospital

  • Met Dr Stef (Director, Johannes Hospital)

    • Areas of priority Indonesian Ministry of Health includes Cardiovascular Health and Stroke Care, Oncology and Maternal & Child Health; areas where FOHG are already involved in

    • Request by the NTT Provincial Governor to meet FOHG team in a future visit

  • Microbiology Lab: doing well with Dr Fidri supervising

    • Small audit of results

      • Suggestions for improvement: care with reporting sample sites & intrinsic resistance eg Pseudomonas vs Augmentin

    • CO₂ incubator still not working despite attempts at repair from technicians from Jakarta

 

• Red Cross Blood Transfusion Unit, Kupang branch

  • Successful series of visits from Perth Lifeblood Scientist, Lacie

  • Dr Samson request for further training on more advanced blood typing

 

WED 4 JUN

• Johannes Hospital Lab

• UNDANA

  • Lecture to medical students and lecturers (in English)

    • Topic: Antimicrobial Resistance

  • Meeting with AMSA (Asian Medical Student Association): discussion about research projects

 

THU 5 JUN

• Poltekkes

  • Lecture students from all faculties except midwifery – in person and online

    • Topic: Tuberculosis (in Bahasa Indonesia)

  • Recorded a podcast with the Poltekkes Media Unit on Tuberculosis

  • Met Love Family Scholarship recipients

  • Recent accreditation success partly attributed to assistance from FOHG

    • Lectures and Seminars

    • Program evaluation

    • Assistance with teaching materials – textbooks, mannequins

    • Scholarships

  • Request for:

    • Further scholarships

    • Teaching equipment eg mannequin

    • Multi-disciplinary Workshop relating to TB

 

• Kupang City Public Health lab visit with program officers from the District Health Dept

  • Adi’s (Johannes Lab Micro analyst) wife is the manager

  • Microbiology culture services planned to start next year

  • Discussions about syphilis serology testing

 

Initially this trip was planned to be a joint trip with Dr Richard Bradbury (Microbiology scientist, JCU and long time FOHG collaborator) for a Parasitology Workshop with Poltekkes and Undana. Unfortunately he had to cancel at the last minute.

 

Conclusions: Overall a successful trip. Laying the foundation for FOHG group visit in August 2025.