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Church and Partners Donate Four Shipping Containers of Medical Equipment to Help Papua New Guinea Fight Pandemic

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and partners donated four shipping containers of COVID-19 testing kits and other medical equipment this month to provincial health authorities in the nation’s capital and Morobe.

A forklift driver unloads medical equipment donated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and partners. Papua New Guinea. March 2022.
A forklift driver unloads medical equipment donated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and partners. Papua New Guinea. March 2022.
A forklift driver unloads medical equipment to help in the fight against COVID-19, donated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and partners. Papua New Guinea. March 2022.© 2022 by Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved.
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According to one government official, “These kits are very important as instead of guessing whether we have the ordinary flu or Covid-19, the tests tell us what it is.”

In addition to 7,500 COVID-19 tests, the donation also includes 40,000 bottles of sanitiser and PPE.

The PPE donation came about through a partnership with US-based “Project Hope.”

The donation of sanitiser bottles was a result of a local partnership with Rotary Club of Boroko and Acco Brands in Sydney, Australia.

“We are very grateful for the work being done by Government, hospital staff, and many others, to save lives and bless communities,” said Moasope McCarthy, a spokesperson for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

“We are in this together and as we follow Jesus Christ’s teaching to love one another and help one another, we can get through this challenging season.”

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