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News from the Program Director, Clinical Coordinator, and our expedition reports.

Health Coastal Trek - May 2018 - Stewart Kreltszheim

16/7/2018

Read our latest trek report from the No Roads Health May 2018 Coastal Expedition in PNG. With the Tufi Health Centre fully commissioned and the communities within a 2 hour paddle regularly utilising the facility, the May 2018 XPD team headed to the outlying villages of the Tufi District.

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March 2018 Kokoda Central Track Team

17/3/2018

This amazing group of clinicians is about to embark on the first day of the No Roads - Health Central Kokoda Track Expedition. Today they link up with PNG EyeCare and head to the Six Mile Public Clinic (Port Moresby) who have welcomed our help over the last 5 years.

October 17 - Kokoda Track Expedition

9/12/2017

Read about our Kokoda Central Track Expedition providing Health Care to people living on the Kokoda Track. This expedition was led by Ruth Rampling and her trek report with photos is available now.

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Coastal Trek Recon Report - September 2017

27/10/2017

Read about our No Roads Health September Coastal Recon expedition to the PNG - Tufi region communities where a small team made a big difference.

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Successful NRH March 2017 Coastal XPD

22/3/2017

Trip Sponsorship

10/12/2016

No Roads Health is delighted to be able to reduce the price of all the planned (5) trips in 2017 due to generous corporate sponsorship the No Roads Expeditions Foundation (Aust) has been able to secure.

April 2016 Coastal Expedition Report - Al Grasby

28/4/2016

Read all about it! The latest No Roads Health - Coastal Expedition trip report by Al Grasby contains photos and news about the most amazing remote area health care work by a small group of seven health professionals.

Well done team!

Safe Travels to the March Central Track Expedition

13/3/2016

The March Central Track expedition for No Roads - Health has begun with eight personnel under the leadership of Daniel Hogarth departing yesterday. Today (day 2) the team will visit Six Mile Medical Clinic and the No Roads Expeditions Compound in Port Moresby medical clinic to provide much needed health care and advice to the people in those communities.

Tomorrow they will fly from Port Moresby to Efogi, one of the larger villages with an airstrip up in the Owen Stanley Ranges along the Kokoda Track to continue their work, and then trek to Kagi, a village high up on a hill about half a day's hard trekking away.

Safe travels team. For more information on these expeditions see their itinerary here: No Roads - Health expeditions.

To see the team read more below .....

Mick and Mia working with the Anita from PNG Eye Care with Drew

The Pharmacy staff working at 6 Mile Clinic with Emily

Latest News - Feb 2016

13/2/2016

Our March 2016 expedition to the Kokoda track is a joint No Roads - Health and No Roads - Education trek led by Dan Hogarth (Expedition Leader) and Kirsty Sullivan (Clinical Team Leader). The March team will support the Kokoda Initiatives work by researching and reporting on the prevalence of anaemia in the antenatals and <3 year olds; demonstrating and training CHWs and VHVs on how to use portable hemoglobin testing units and highlighting the importance of nutrition and links to Hb; and supporting the TB screening program by collecting and transporting final sputums back to Port Moresby microscopy.
Koko and Edward were returned to their home villages by the November 2015 coastal expedition team and Itoro was brought to Australia and will undergo surgery in the next month or so.
The September 2016 expedition is now full however we have spaces left for April 2016 (coastal) and October 2016 (Central Track). 2017 expedition dates will be out soon.

Coastal Trek Report - Nov 2015 - Sooty

1/12/2015

Check out the Nov 2015 Coastal expedition trek report by Stewart Kreltszheim.