ANZGITA Annual Report 2018/19

Annual Report

2018–2019

CHAIR MESSAGE 2018–2019

ANZGITA’s mission is to support improved health in the
people of developing Asia Pacific nations by enhancing
the standards of practice of gastroenterology, and the
treatment of digestive diseases.

I have pleasure Affairs and Trade (DFAT) to develop with enormous needs, so when we were
in reporting on specialist services in our region. Funding approached by RACS it was a unanimous
ANZGITA’s activities will be available to cover trainers’ costs decision to partner with it and the
over the last year where our programs are prioritised by Australian Government to accept the
and providing the country’s government. This includes PNG Government invitation. We could
information on further ERCP training for Dr Rokocakau in not do this without the support from
our plans for Fiji as described elsewhere in this report. DFAT through RACS, nor we believe could
the future. It will result in the first public ERCP service DFAT/RACS do it effectively without the
in the Pacific for pancreatic and bile experience and expertise of ANZGITA!
As in past years, our members ducts conditions. Security for our teams has been of
have contributed pro bono with great paramount importance and the Board
enthusiasm and commitment to ensure ANZGITA feels an unspoken impetus is satisfied this concern has been well
our programs have been successfully for Australia and New Zealand to addressed by RACS/DFAT.
delivered. This has given all involved demonstrate their commitment to the
the confidence to expand our activities. region in real, pragmatic and tangible The quality of our
ways, with committed and sensitive training and associated
In November the first program in personnel supporting the nations’ interests
Nepal was completed with our partner in the region in the face of other powerful support over many
the Nepal Medical College in Kathmandu. interests, perhaps with different agendas. years means that we
Programs continued with existing partners In the last year this has been much more are so often seen
in Fiji, Solomon Islands, Samoa, Tonga, evident as we engaged directly with the as the ‘go to’ service
Timor-Leste, and in total eight programs region and from the responses of our provider in our space.
were delivered by 39 trainers. We now leaders. We see it and understand it
have over 200 trainers on our database perhaps better than most. From my Tony Clarke, Dianne Jones and our
but their availability, given personal and own involvement with the Solomon PNG Country Leader, Kate Napthali,
professional commitments, changes from Islands Government early this year, have already visited Port Moresby and
year to year, so we are always keen to and all levels of the Solomon Island’s Lae, and planning is well advanced for the
involve new trainers who feel the time community (from taxi driver and first program in December at Port Moresby
is right for them. patients to Ministry Permanent General Hospital. Three more will follow
Secretary), the implications were clear. in 2020 incorporating Lae and Goroka.
ANZGITA feels an I am particularly pleased that the Karl Storz
unspoken impetus Another fulfilling moment was the company is keen for an association with
for Australia and “metastasis” of our training activity ANZGITA in this endeavour. This resonates
New Zealand to and model to the northern Pacific: well with my own experience with Karl Storz
demonstrate their Dr Payne Perman, a graduate of our in their active support for the WGO Training
commitment to the Fiji program from the Federated States Centres in Africa. Their heart is palpably
of Micronesia, has been a leader in in their commitment to gastroenterology
region in real, pragmatic supporting tele-education services. in these challenging countries.
and tangible ways. Payne is now developing a program
of training in Pohnpei for himself and What satisfies me most from events this
This year has brought closer cooperation North Pacific colleagues by making use year is that our engagement model and
with the Royal Australasian College of of Fijian expertise… truly a rippling training the quality of our training and associated
Surgeons (RACS). We are especially grateful progression. Give a man a fish and you support over many years means that we
to its Global Health team, led by Lachlan feed him for a day; teach a man to fish are so often seen as the “go to” service
Butcher, which has embraced ANZGITA and you feed him for a lifetime! Great provider in our space by our colleagues,
and its expertise within their brief from the credit to Chris Hair and Payne Perman. grantmakers, professional representative
Australian Department for Foreign organisations, industry suppliers and
The opportunity to support the governments at home and across the
development of gastroenterology in Papua
New Guinea (PNG) arrived during the year.
The Board has considered engagement
in PNG in the past but had directed our
efforts to other very needy invitations.
However, PNG is our closest neighbour

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region. I greatly appreciate the
support shown by all from within
those groups to ANZGITA and, in
turn, to our in-country partners, their
clinicians and the people they care
for. I also thank the Board which
works well as a team, all directors
bringing their skills and experience
to bear as we plan and execute
our activities.
Although we are yet to complete
our planning, in the coming year
we will likely deliver around 12
in-country programs involving 60
trainer engagements and produce
10 training webinars which will help
maintain engagement and develop
skills between programs. In addition,
we see opportunities to invest in new
training aids and assist our partners
to develop their facilities.
To all who read and resonate with
our mission, please either join and/
or donate to support us. The need
is much greater than the supply of
resources. We can do more with you!

Professor Finlay Macrae, AO
Chair, ANZGITA

> Opening of the new endoscopy unit
at the National Referral Hospital (NRH),
Solomon Islands. Prof Macrae with
Mr Steve Aumanu, NRH CEO, and
Mr Oliver Wang, Taiwan Embassy.

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Programs’ Overview

Eight programs were conducted in six countries
during the year including a new program in Nepal.

The 11th annual Fiji training program The March program at NRH was also education sessions. As many as 12
in July 2018 at Colonial War Memorial an occasion for the opening of the Pacific centres attend. In one session,
Hospital (CWMH) attracted a very new endoscopy unit. for the first time, the vision of a procedure
enthusiastic trainee team and was being undertaken by Dr Payne Perman in
much sought after by our trainers. Dr Celia Santos, the endoscopy lead at Pohnpei (Federated States of Micronesia)
Prof Jioji Malani and Dr Mai Ling HNGV, came to Australia for three months’ was shared, and Drs Chris Hair (Geelong)
Perman organised the four-week intensive training under an Australian and Mai Ling Perman (Suva) provided
program with dedicated support Awards Fellowship in 2018. Although she guidance to Payne.
from lead CWMH endoscopy nurse had to return home early for family related
Ms Maraia Ratumalyale. reasons, she made good use of her time The implementation of a new Australian
at Canberra Hospital, which we thank Government funded optical fibre cable to
The academic program of MMED and for hosting her. Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea
dipMed was hosted through the academic will provide improved quality connections.
team at FNU. The skills transfer component All our partners’ However, the large cost of installation and
hosted trainees (predominantly medical) centres have received operation for ‘last mile’ connections of high
from Palau, Vanuatu, Fiji, Tonga and bandwidth from hospitals to local telcos
Timor-Leste. significant on-going remains a limiting issue for image quality
assistance from industry. amongst our colleagues across the Pacific.
In addition, ERCP mentoring work with
Dr Rokocakau started in March at CWMH Nurse Ms Augusta Menezes, the lead
and will continue to the end of 2020. HNGV endoscopy nurse, was able to
attend AGW2018 and observe endoscopy
In Samoa and Tonga there were one-week unit operations at Logan Hospital over a
programs aimed at assisting doctors and week thanks to the generous funding of
nurses to build on skills and knowledge Whiteley Corporation and the support
obtained from attending the Fiji program of the hospital.
and to help build the organisational
structures and procedures needed for The use of digital technologies has grown
regular endoscopy sessions. further this year. Chris Hair has worked
with Christina Higa at the Pacific Telehealth
The National Referral Hospital (NRH) in Resource Centre at Uni of Hawaii to lead
Solomon Islands and Hospital Nacional the delivery of now monthly webinar
Guido Valadares (HNGV) in Timor-Leste
each had two one-week programs
spread about six months apart.

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NEPAL

Nepal BANGLADESH

Medical College INDIA
Kathmandu
M

TRAINER DAYS 2018/19 NEPAL Most were only just beginning surgical
or medical training and had little or
Tonga The initial ANZGITA one-week training no exposure to endoscopy. Their
program was successfully held in skills and knowledge will be built
10 November at the Nepal Medical over successive programs.
College (NMC) in Kathmandu. With
Samoa the support of Dr Bhola Rijal, NMC The trainee nurses were as keen to
Chairman, an agreed MoU and learn as the doctors, and they were
15 developmental actions will underpin encouraged to consider gastroenterology
programs over the coming years. as a career path. Our nurses confronted
Solomon The next program will be in similar endoscope reprocessing issues
November 2019. to those previously encountered at
35 other new centres. Training focussed on
Enormous challenges confront the reprocessing, efficient scope rotation
Timor-Leste Nepali medical community in building and infection control aspects of the
the necessary capacity to deliver procedural environment.
35 gastroenterology services that will
substantially impact the lives of the During the week there were regular
Nepal Nepalese people. Our partnering visits from the senior NMC medical
approach to addressing them has been staff and the Australian Ambassador,
36 welcomed by the Ministry of Health. Mr Pete Budd, visited and gave valuable
advice. Karl Storz distributor (Rachael
Fiji NMC is a general hospital established International) supplied on-loan modern
in 1997 to support one of Nepal’s endoscopes for the training and had
100 largest undergraduate medical and support staff on-site.
allied health training programs. The
02 04 06 08 0 100 endoscopy service is currently modest Hepatologist Dr Paul Clark visited Bir
with no interventional work. However, Hospital and spoke with many of the
TRAINERS ENGAGED with a current low clinical load and specialist liver physicians. Liver disease,
IN PROGRAMS availability of adequate procedure particularly the various viral hepatitides,
rooms, it offers a good teaching is a major public health problem.
2013 2014 2015 environment. Also, NMC wishes to Having established good ties he has
introduce an advanced qualification recommended that future programs
11 23 20 course which we agree would be very include a hepatology focus.
valuable in the development of services
TRAINERS TRAINERS TRAINERS and could be supported through our We met with other hospitals and
continuing programs. Dr Satyam Rimal, medical organisations in Kathmandu
2016 2017 2018 a paediatric gastroenterologist and to build relationships. This included
senior NMC executive has sponsored our Mediciti, a private hospital managed
33 44 39 involvement. He is now NMC’s program by the former CEO of NMC, Prof. Sunil
leader. Dr John Croese who, with Sharma, where a seminar was also held.
TRAINERS TRAINERS TRAINERS colleagues, has been supporting
Nepali development since 2015 ANZGITA has made some
2019 is the ANZGITA Program Leader. recommendations to NMC in relation
to its educational objectives and the
39* The November program commenced effectiveness of training programs.
with a day of lectures attended by They primarily cover staffing, equipment
TRAINERS many interested clinicians from and facilities. NMC is acting on them
across Kathmandu. The trainees as part of their preparation for the
for the skills program were a next program.
group of 8-12 committed young
doctors (depending on daily
conflicting commitments).

*projected

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Major Projects

FIJI ERCP NEW NRH UNIT REPROCESSING SYSTEM

With Australian and Fijian The new endoscopy unit at the National During the year semi-automatic
governments and industry Referral Hospital (NRH) in Honiara, endoscope reprocessing systems were
support, an ANZGITA team is Solomon Islands, was officially opened installed at Hospital Nacional Guido
training Dr Aminiasi Rokocakau in in March at the start of one of the two Valadares (HNGV) in Dili, Timor-Leste
ERCP procedures throughout 2019 training programs held this year. and the National Referral Hospital (NRH)
and 2020. This follows a fellowship in Finlay Macrae was there as he was in Honiara, Solomon Islands. These
2018 at Royal Melbourne Hospital. also a trainer on the program. The commissionings marked the culmination
Republic of China (Taiwan) was also of over two years’ work by director,
ERCP is a more complex endoscopic represented as it had funded the building Dianne Jones, supported by others.
procedure which provides much more works. The dedicated team at NRH The risk of patient cross-infection from
accurate diagnosis of a number of who ran the project are now providing equipment must be managed and nurses
pancreatic and bile duct conditions. regular endoscopy sessions. need to be protected from the fumes
In many cases it enables further generated by reprocessing chemicals.
endoscopic treatment and avoids Many contributed to our success in The chosen system achieves these
major surgery. assisting the design and fit out of the objectives in a manner that is
unit. Joint Program Leader, Eileen Natuzzi, specifically suited to a developing
Fourteen pro bono ANZGITA trainers, obtained funding for two new electric country’s conditions and first-in
ERCPists and nurses, are rostered to work trollies from an NFP foundation set up by support capabilities.
with Dr Rokocakau monthly for a number US WWII veterans’ families. Dianne Jones
of days. On completion, he will provide and Mark Norrie sourced a good number The systems were sourced from China
the first public ERCP service in the Pacific. of useful items that were donated by and installed by Cantel Australia which
Montserrat Day Hospitals when one is also providing on-going support.
The Fiji Ministry of Health and CWM of their units relocated in Brisbane. They provide fit-for-purpose training
Hospital have enthusiastically endorsed Architect John Hanrahan provided pro facilities that enable the learning of
the program. The Australian Government bono design assistance. Doctors Assisting best-practice skills and procedures during
through its PIP program, which is in South Pacific Islands (DAISI) provided intensive training by visiting ANZGITA
administered by RACS, is covering the us space at no cost in their container for teams. They are used throughout the
trainers’ expenses. Using funds donated a major donation of accessories from year in further training and for day-to-
by the Ainsworth Foundation two latest- Boston Scientific. Logistics expert, Barry day procedural work. Each is now in full
release duodenoscopes were acquired Barford, provided us with advice on operation and have been used in training
at a special price from CR Kennedy Pty further shipping arrangements. A major programs. The systems were funded
Ltd and Fujifilm. team effort – thanks to all. through generous donations by the
Ainsworth Foundation and RACS.
Montserrat Day Hospitals (automatic
reprocessing equipment), Boston VOLUNTEER COMMITMENT SINCE 2008
Scientific, Cantel Australia, Whiteley
Corporation, Olympus Australia and 67%
CK Surgitech have donated accessories,
materials or services towards the DOCTORS
program.
33%

NURSES

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OUR TRAINERS & PARTNERS

FIJI TONGA NEPAL

Leaders Leaders Leaders

Partners: Assoc Prof Lord Viliami Tangi, N MC: Dr Satyam Rimal
Jioji Malani, Dr Mai Ling Head of Surgery
Perman (FNU) and Dr ANZGITA: Dr John Croese
Jemesa Tudravu (CWMH) ANZGITA: Assoc
Prof Chris Hair Partners 
ANZGITA: Assoc Prof
Chris Hair and Karen Partners  N epal Medical College
Kempin RN (NMC), Kathmandu
Vaiola Hospital, Nukalofa
Trainers
Partners  Trainers
• Paul Clark
F iji National University • Karen Kempin • John Croese* PL
(FNU) and Colonial • Greg Lockrey • Dianne Jones
War Memorial • Peter Katelaris
Hospital (CWMH) SAMOA • Finlay Macrae
• Ann Vandeleur
Trainers Leaders
* Denotes first program
• David Bjorkman* TTMH: Dr Ponifasio PL Denotes program leader
• Paul Clark Ponifasio & Dr Folototo + Denotes two programs
• Catherine Conway Levaai ^ Denotes ERCP trainer
• Michael Cox^*
• Alan Fraser ANZGITA: Assoc Prof All trainers donate their
• Terence Gavaghan Chris Hair time which is the major
• Chris Hair PL contribution to our work
• Dinesh Lal^ Partners  every year. ANZGITA
• Sunny Lee offered to reimburse
• Maureen Richardson Tupua Tamasese Mea’ole nurses for all their
• Maryanne Sweeney* Hospital (TTMH), Apia expenses and doctors
• Ian Turner for expenses other than
• Merrilee Williams* Trainers airfares. To those trainers
who chose not to claim
SOLOMON • Chris Hair PL some or all of their
ISLANDS • Karen Kempin expenses we extend
• Ian Turner our further appreciation.
Leaders
TIMOR-LESTE
N RH: Dr Rooney Jagilly
and Dr John Hue Leaders

ANZGITA: Dr Eileen Natuzzi HNGV: Dr Celia Santos
and Dr Mark Norrie ANZGITA: Dr Chris Kiely

Partners  Partners 

National Referral Hospital Hospital Nacional Guido
(NRH), Honiara Valadares (HNGV), Dili

Trainers Trainers

• Emma Dimitri* • Rebecca Cooper*
• Karen Gower+ • Michelle Dalby
• Finlay Macrae • David Devonshire
• Mark Norrie+PL • Damian Harding
• Terrance Tan • Kate Mager
• Jacquelyn Martin*
• Kate Napthali
• Georgina Paizis

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DIRECTORS

Our directors provide a highly experienced and
credentialed spectrum of medical and other expertise.

Professor Finlay Clinical Associate Dr. Anthony Ms. Dianne Jones Associate Prof
Macrae, Chair Prof Peter Katelaris Clarke, Deputy Chris Hair
Chair & Programs OAM, Dip App Sc, B
Finlay Macrae AO, MBBS (Hons I Coordinator App Sc, FACN, ACGEN MBBS (Adelaide), BSc,
MBBS (Hons I Sydney), FRACP, FRACP.
Monash) MSD FRCP (London), MD Mb, ChB (Cape Town), Assistant Director of
(Melbourne), FRACP, (London), AGAF. MRCP, FRACP, FRCP, Nursing – Endoscopy, Gastroenterologist,
FRCP, AGAF, MWO. BBus is responsible Metro South Hospital Department of
Senior Consultant for coordinating all and Health Services Medicine, University
Head, Colorectal Gastroenterologist, training activities. District, Queensland; Hospital, Geelong
Medicine and Gastroenterology He was a medical Nurse Unit Manager, & Epworth Private
Genetics, The Royal Department, practitioner for Endoscopy Unit, Hospital, Geelong.
Melbourne Hospital, Concord Hospital, 40 years and a Logan Hospital.
Victoria. Professor, NSW. Clinical gastroenterologist. Course Co-ordinator, Associate Professor,
Dept of Medicine, Associate Prof, Gastroenterology. Deakin University
University of Department of Continuing Education Medical School,
Melbourne (The Medicine, The Course & Visiting Victoria.
Royal Melbourne University of Sydney. Fellow, QUT.
Hospital).

Ms. Alison Byrne Mr. Jonathan Long Mr. Alan Studley, Associate Prof Mr. Frank
Treasurer Alan Fraser Eastaughffe,
Senior Relationship Director, Crockett & Secretary & Public
Manager, Royal Co. Pty Ltd. MBA, MAICD, FCPA. MB, ChB, MD, FRACP. Officer
Melbourne Hospital
Foundation. Associate Professor BE (Hons), BSc.
of Medicine at
the University of
Auckland, New
Zealand.

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“M any contributed to our TREASURER REPORT

success in 2018-2019... For the operating year 2018/19 ANZGITA has
recorded funds inflow of $86,735.80 ($139,723
A major team effort!” in 2017/18) and outflow on programs and
administration of $241,035.91 ($99,440 in 2017/18)
creating a net cash decrease of $154,300.11
(cash increase of $40,283 in 2017/18).

Funds are held in two Westpac accounts being the
Community Solutions account used for daily operating
expenditures and the Community Solutions Cash
Reserve. Total funds held by Westpac at 30 June 2019
were $32,196.12 ($186,496.23 at 30 June 2018) with
$32,024.27 in the Cash Reserve and $171.85 in the
Community Solutions account.

The total expenditure on in-country programs, covering
capital and service items was $241,035.91 across Myanmar,
Timor-Leste, Solomon Islands, Nepal, Fiji and a clinical
scholarship program.

ANZGITA spent $17,863.80 ($15,279 in 2017/18) on non-
clinical program expenses being Insurance $5,642.50
($5908 in 2017/18), AGM and other Australian based clinical
forums $9,373.14 ($6,428 in 2017/18) general expenses
such as postage, printing and annual report preparation
of $2,686.16 ($2,893 in 2017/18) and CBA bank fees of
$92.00. The Board of ANZGITA has acted to ensure that
a complete insurance coverage is in place to protect the
activities of both directors and program clinicians as they
undertake their duties in Australia and the five countries
in which services are delivered. The Board believes that it
has adequate cover in place to protect ANZGITA from all
identified risks.

The costs of company obligations include maintaining
an appropriate level of risk management via insurance
policies (covering public liability, travel and directors &
officers), holding an AGM and attendance at clinical
forums throughout the year.

Directors are offered reimbursement of travel and living
expenses when they travel exclusively for ANZGITA
activities, including where some directors apply their
clinical skills to overseas programs. All programs
participants including directors who may be engaged
directly are reimbursed their expenses only after an
expense claim has been submitted to and approved by
the secretary and then counter signed by the treasurer.

At present ANZGITA does not undertake a formal external
audit as the cost of such an activity would outweigh the
benefits given ANZGITA’s funds are principally directed
to supported overseas clinical programs in developing
countries. The bank balance is reported regularly with
management information at both management and
board meetings and details are noted in meeting minutes.
Payments require a two-step approval process to be
completed by the secretary and treasurer.

Financial statements provided for the period are the
Westpac Bank Reconciliations and Funds Flow Statement.
An audit opinion covering the financial statements has
been completed by a qualified external accountant.

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OUR SUPPORTERS
ANZGITA gratefully acknowledges the support of all our
sponsors, donors and grant providers who have generously
supported our work over the year.

MAJOR SPONSORS

These organisations have committed long-term, substantial support
in an area of operations, often with formalised commitments in the
form of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU):

C.R. Kennedy Medical Solutions, as the Olympus Medical is supporting the Pentax Medical are supporting
Australian distributor for Fujifilm, are Hospital Nacional Guido Valadares the National Referral Hospital (NRH) in
supporting the WGO Training Centre at the (HNGV) in Dili, Timor-Leste with endoscopy Honiara, Solomon Islands with endoscopy
Colonial War Memorial Hospital in Suva, Fiji equipment, services and advice. Support equipment, services and advice.
with endoscopy equipment, services and has also been provided for ERCP training
advice. The company has also supported in Fiji through an in-kind donation of
us with the production of marketing accessories.
materials.

Whiteley Corporation generously Boston Scientific supported our work Cantel Australia sourced and installed
supplies all our partners’ sites with their through a monetary donation and major the semi-automatic reprocessing systems
endoscopy cleaning and disinfection product donations for our partners’ specified by ANZGITA for Solomon Islands
chemicals needs. The company also centres in Fiji, Solomon Islands and and Timor-Leste. It has also reviewed the
sponsored the lead endoscopy nurse Timor-Leste. A significant donation of automatic reprocessing systems in Fiji and
from HNGV, Dili, to attend AGW2018 and ERCP accessories for training in Fiji was provided training. The company is working
observe an endoscopy unit in Brisbane. also provided. with us to establish on-going support
procedures and services.

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INDUSTRY SUPPORT • GENCA provided complimentary • Boston Scientific for supporting our
registration and exhibition space training programs and development
We have had valuable in-kind support from at its national conference of endoscopic care in the Pacific
companies across a range of industries.
• NZSG Annual Conference Charitable • Dr Susan Lim Research and
We thank the following companies for Donations Fund donation and for Endowment Fund
their continued generous support: complimentary exhibition space
• Graham, Annette and Luke Smorgon
• B-San Events and Marketing provided • Doctors Assisting in South-Pacific Islands for supporting our activities in Nepal.
staff time to assist with our marketing, (DAISI) for assistance in transporting
proposals and events activities materials to Solomon Islands • Ms Yan Li Wang for her liaison work
on behalf of an anonymous donor
• Mr Barry Barford, consultant logistician, • World Gastroenterology Organization
for arranging shipping of equipment (WGO) provides support to the WGO • The Ladies of Uniting Church, Hervey Bay
and materials to partners’ centres Training Centres in Suva and Myanmar. • Ms D. Jones, Ms A Vandeleur &

• Cook Medical provided product The following hospitals and healthcare Mr B Lipmann.
for the Fiji training program through organisations have supported us in the
their Charitable Donations, Grants last year through in-kind donations of GOVERNMENT
& Sponsorships Scheme equipment, materials or services:
Dr Celia Santos of Timor-Leste was
• Ckaos Ink provided design services • Barwon Health, Geelong supported for an intensive training
associated with marketing and program at Canberra Hospital by an
communications collateral items • Canberra Hospital Australian Awards Fellowship grant.

• CK Surgitech provided product • Epworth Geelong The Pacific Islands Program (PIP) funded
by the Australian Government (DFAT)
• DS Biomedical provided endoscope • Logan Hospital, Brisbane and coordinated by RACS supported
repair and reconditioning services our Pacific programs work.
• Montserrat Day Hospitals, Brisbane
• Gibson Freight provided materials The Fiji High Commission in Canberra
transport services to Fiji • Prince Charles Hospital, Brisbane again gave assistance in preparation for
the Fiji program including the transport
• Norgine provided product. • Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney of materials to Fiji.

MEDICAL COMMUNITY • Townsville Hospital. Australian and New Zealand High
Commissions and Embassies visited some
The following organisations from the MONETARY DONATIONS of our training programs and provided
Medical Community supported us support and advice when we sought it.
during the year: Increasingly, philanthropy and individual
donors play a role as supporters and
• Royal Australasian College of partners of ANZGITA as we continue
Surgeons (RACS) for enabling and to expand our activities. We gratefully
supporting our involvement in the acknowledge the following for their
Pacific Islands Program run in generous support:
conjunction with the Australian
Government (DFAT) and the Secretariat • Ainsworth Family Foundation and Len
of the Pacific Community (SPC) Ainsworth, for their commitment of
Specialised Clinical Services Program support over five years

• SIES 2019 provided complimentary • Journal of Gastroenterology and
registration and significantly discounted Hepatology Foundation for supporting
space in their exhibition area our programs through a three-year
funding commitment

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