Sent with love to Vila Central Hospital

15 October 2020
As always, Kalgin Global Logistics covered our overseas freight and crate costs, a significant contribution to our yearly budget. 
in NEWS: Foundation
MJF Freight partner Kalgin Global Logistics recently collected a large crate stocked with almost $20,000 worth of medical equipment for the Paediatric and Medical Departments at Vila Central Hospital (VCH). As always, Kalgin covered our overseas freight and crate costs, a significant contribution to our yearly budget.

Thanks to our Memorandum of Understanding with the Vanuatu Ministry of Health we aren’t required to pay import duties on donated goods, however all crates still need to be screened by customs officials before they can be delivered.

The crate is currently being held by MJF partner organisation Agence Gauchet which kindly manages the customs process for us. We expect it to reach VCH by Christmas.

Related:

A Difficult Year Brings Great Progress

A Difficult Year Brings Great Progress

This year our foundation turns 10. You — our amazing supporters — are the beating heart of this organisation and we’re so appreciative of everything you’ve made possible over the last decade.

Continual Challenges of COVID

Continual Challenges of COVID

The pandemic has prevented us from operating as we normally might and it’s only been relatively recently that we’ve actually been able to get last year’s donated items to Port Vila.

COVAX soon to be rolled out

COVAX soon to be rolled out

WHO’s COVAX scheme, designed to aid global equitable access to the coronavirus vaccines, is helping end the acute phase of the pandemic. Vanuatu has plans to vaccinate 20% of its population through COVAX in the coming months as part of the first phase of its rollout.

Proud Partners

Recent News

Strong working relationships at VCH

Strong working relationships at VCH

We have formed an excellent working partnership with the Medical and Paediatric departments over the years, enabling us to reliably provide equipment otherwise impossible to access.

EOFY: ‘Let Me Learn!’

EOFY: ‘Let Me Learn!’

Using funds donated during the EOFY campaign and by drawing on some of our reserves, we were able to allocate $23,600 to providing 17 schools in Sanma province with replacement learning resources.

DGR status achieved

DGR status achieved

We are pleased to announce that the Melanie Jewson Foundation is now registered as a recognised charity with the Australian Charities and Not-for-profit Commission as a Public Benevolent Institution and has been granted DGR status.

Shop

0