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Malaria in Lapalama, Papua New Guinea

World Malaria Day, which falls on April 25th each year, is a day instituted by WHO member states to raise awareness of the disease and it’s continued and devastating impact around the world. More than 600,000 people die from Malaria every year. Over 75% of these are children under five. Children from the poorest households […]

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Claudine’s Story – Malaria in the Democratic Republic of Congo

World Malaria Day, which falls on April 25th each year, is a day instituted by WHO member states to raise awareness of the disease and it’s continued and devastating impact around the world. More than 600,000 people die from Malaria every year. Over 75% of these are children under five. Children from the poorest households […]

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Scovia’s Story – Malaria in Northern Uganda

World Malaria Day, which falls on April 25th each year, is a day instituted by WHO member states to raise awareness of the disease and it’s continued and devastating impact around the world. More than 600,000 people die from Malaria every year. Over 75% of these are children under five. Children from the poorest households […]

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Creating a ‘Garden of Eden’ for the rural Women of Papua New Guinea

A group of NGOs, including Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF), are uniting to end violence against women in some of the most isolated parts of Papua New Guinea [PNG], where it’s believed a woman is physically assaulted every 30 seconds.

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Take a look inside MAF’s Mareeba hangar

Story: Sean Atkins MAF is known for its work in the air, but some of the most important tasks are done on the ground by our talented team of engineers. Thanks to the generosity of MAF supporters, a new $4 million hangar complex was built at Mareeba Airport in Queensland and it provides a state-of-the-art […]

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MAF in Timor-Leste — Medevac from Atauro Island

The life of a one-year-old boy, suffering from a lung condition, was saved when he was flown by MAF to receive urgent specialist medical treatment. MAF’s intervention was so vital because the young patient was on Atauro Island, separated by about 20 miles of water from hospital care in Timor-Leste’s capital Dili. With every moment […]

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Effective Partnership for Delivering Help, Hope and Healing in Papua New Guinea

For nearly four years, Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF) and PNG Sustainable Development Program (SDP) have worked together to deliver an innovative primary health care service to remote communities in Western Province. In 2017, MAF began surveying remote areas of PNG, to learn about the areas of greatest need. As part of that process, MAF reached […]

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Princess Anne flies with MAF to see refugee initiatives in Uganda

The Princess Royal has flown with Mission Aviation Fellowship on her visit to highlight projects to support refugees in Uganda.

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ICU in the Bush – A Story from Papua New Guinea

Jeroen and Diana Zwijnenburg have served with MAF in Papua New Guinea since 2021, with Jeroen serving as Projects & Finance Manager, and Diana working as a doctor at Kompian Hospital. In this story, written by Diana, you will get the insight of the challenges of saving someone’s life in the bush with limited resources, […]

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Delivering the Book of Ruth in Timor-Leste

On Wednesday Morning July 27, around 8:00 O’clock, Mission Aviation Fellowship flew a team from KuLIT and Wycliffe Timor-Leste to deliver the Bible book of Ruth in the Mambae translation to the Christian community in Same, Manufahi municipality. The flight was piloted by Captain Nick Hitchins with the aircraft VH-MAF. Carlos Marcal, a pastor of […]

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MAF responds to 7.6M earthquake in Eastern Highland Provinces, Papua New Guinea

On Sunday 11th September at 09:46, a 7.6-magniture earthquake occurred 67km east of Kainantu in Eastern Highlands province. The regional power grid, internet cables and the regional highway have been damaged and, so far, four deaths have been confirmed. According to the Pacific Disaster Centre [PDC], 3.09million people are estimated to have been exposed to […]

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Saving a Young Boy’s Life – MAF in Papua New Guinea

In Papua New Guinea, it’s normal for kids to walk around with a knife. Knives are just a practical tool for cutting fruits and veggies, firewood, and grass. But if someone stumbles and falls, it can end disastrously. Like recently at Mougulu – the knife punctured the boy’s abdomen right through to the back and […]

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Medevac in Papua New Guinea

Story: Pascal Muhlematter Photos: Pascal Muhlematter, Mathias Glass Mid-morning, MAF was radioed to pick up a patient with internal pain at Mount Tawa to be medevaced to the hospital in Mt. Hagen. Although he had a different program for the day doing training flights with another pilot, MAF Pilot Mathias Glass was assigned the medevac […]

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Dedication of New MAF Aircraft Maintenance Facility

MAF’s new Mareeba hangar in Queensland, Australia, was officially opened on 24th June 2022 The purpose-built facility is the base for MAF International’s aircraft maintenance operations in the Asia Pacific region. Aircraft from MAF programs in Arnhem Land, Bangladesh, Papua New Guinea and Timor-Leste are all serviced through the Mareeba workshops. Members of the Mareeba […]

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MAF’s First Flight in Guinea as New Program is Launched

First passengers have been praying for an air service in the country for over ten years. Words by Claire Gilderson, edited by Emily Davies On Saturday 23 April 2022, MAF conducted its premier operational flight in Guinea, West Africa, following many months of hard work to launch an air service in the country. Pilot Roy […]

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New Shuttle Flights launched between Dili and Atauro Island – MAF in Timor-Leste

𝗙𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽: 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝘀𝗵𝘂𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗳𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗹𝗮𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗗𝗶𝗹𝗶 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗔𝘁𝗮𝘂𝗿𝗼 𝗜𝘀𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗼𝗿-𝗟𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲. Praise God for the opportunity to be involved in this initiative to help the local people of the area and to encourage new local business opportunities for one of Timor-Leste’s most poorly developed areas. Please pray that the shuttle […]

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MAF Medevac: Dengue Fever Outbreak in Timor-Leste

On Thursday, February 17th, 2022, MAF Timor-Leste medically evacuated a two-year-old dengue fever patient from Atauro Island to Dili. The flight was piloted by Pilot Jan Klassen and Marcus Grey. From January to March 2022, MAF Timor-Leste has medical evacuated 7 dengue fever patients.

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MAF flying doctors to remote areas of PNG

MAF Australia’s Jeroen and Diana Zwijnenburg have been serving in Papua New Guinea since August 2021. Jeroen serves as MAF’s Projects & Finance Manager while Diana is seconded from MAF to work as a doctor at the Kompiam hospital.

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‘I took the road to Foya and it took 20 hours!’ – with MAF Liberia, it takes an hour.

Nurse Amy Beyer has been working in Liberia since 2014. With less than 7% of the roads paved outside of Monrovia (source: USAID), and a monsoon season which lasts six months of the year, attempting a road trip in the hardiest of 4x4s is not for the faint-hearted. Amy tells MAF pilot, Steven Biggs, why […]

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Uganda to Guinea Ferry Flight

On Wednesday 26th January MAF’s Guinea-bound aircraft, N2114G, began a five-day journey from Uganda to Guinea. The aircraft has had a number of adjustments and is now ready for service. Pilot Roy Rissanen – who used to fly the same aircraft in Mongolia – accompanied by Guinea Programme Developer Emil Kundig, left Kajjansi and flew […]

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