Since my last visit in 2019, Bana Health Center’s staff and buildings have changed, but otherwise life moves on, in many ways the same as it has for thousands of years. Gardens are planted, houses are built, and the main staple food, sago, is painstakingly harvested from the core of a tree. To read more … More Bana Health Center – 2022

(Written by Tammy) I try to go with Matt to the hospital whenever I get a chance because it helps me to get some perspective and reminds me of why we are here in PNG. Frequently while shadowing Dr. Matt, I end up searching for a chair, bench, or even an entirely different room, lest … More 2 Worlds, 2 Cancers, 1 Hope

The problem is there is no universal definition of what makes a sock unwearable. How big of a hole in the bottom before it needs to be thrown away? How many holes? What if you are attached to that particular sock? In Papua New Guinea, most people do not have the luxury of socks. Socks … More Socks