FOCUS FORWARD
Significant progress has been made with the operations and finance of the Order of Malta’s Clinic in Dili, Timor-Leste.
A major goal in 2020 for the Order of Malta’s Clinic in Dili, Timor-Leste, is to increase capabilities in radiology and pathology and offer an expanded service to expatriates in Timor-Leste, as well as corporate clients. 58
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s members and supporters of the Order will know, the Clinic in Dili, Timor-Leste is focused on maternal and infant health care, particularly on nutrition. The United Nations Children’s Fund reports the under-five mortality rate in Timor at 45.8 per 1000 live births, which is a stark statistic if we compare it to only 3.7 per 1000 live births in Australia.
The Order’s primary mission is to do all we can to make any impact on this figure, with our Clinic located in the poorest part of the capital city. All care is free to the Timorese, and our service is supported purely by philanthropy. The good news is that we have received generous funding in recent months. This comes from the Order’s Global Fund for Forgotten People, 2019 Australian Hospitaller
