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Australia helps fight poverty with small-scale community grants
(KPL) Health indicators in Sayaboury for maternal and infant mortality rates are significantly better than the national average.
In 2007, the maternal mortality rate was 33/ 200,000 live births compared with the national average of 403/100,000 and the infant mortality was 15/1000 live births compared with the national 70/1000.
Health Centres and District Hospitals in the province have received a number of small grants, $2,000-$5,000, under the Australian Government's Direct Aid Programme (DAP) and other Australian aid, over several years. In 2007-08, Save the Children Australia received a US$5,000 DAP grant to purchase essential medical equipment for nine district hospitals and 30 villagehealth centres in Sayaboury.
The equipment will assist staff to improve the quality of services offeredat health facilities throughout the province.
According to Carol Perks, Health Adviser for Save the Children Australia, who has overseen several DAP projects, 'All the health indicators in Sayaboury have improved significantly, especially in the reduction of infant and maternal mortality rates, due to Australian Government support overseveral years'.
Australian Ambassador to Laos, Dr Michele Forster said 'The improved health indicators in Sayaboury province are an important reminder of how small amounts of funding, given to communities in need can lead to significantchanges in people's daily lives'.
A further 25 grants ranging from $1,000 to $8,000 were awarded to similar small scale community projects, by the Australian Government under theDirect Aid Program (DAP) in 2007-2008.
Other projects funded under DAP this year include the training of teachers for the primary school in Ban Nom Houn, the construction of toilets for the high school of Hin Heup, the provision of 40 tricycles, 50 wheelchairs and 130 pairs of crutches for people with disabilities distributed throughout Laos; the roofing of a primary school building in Champassack and the construction of well at the Centre for Victims of Human Trafficking inSavannakhet.
The Direct Aid Program (DAP) is a small-scale grants programme managed by the Australian Embassy in Vientiane. The purpose is to support community projects addressing basic humanitarian hardship and reduce poverty by directly assisting the poor and disadvantaged groups in the areas of community health, education, small-scale infrastructure; rural development;and the environment.
The Australian Embassy in Vientiane is currently receiving applications for good small-scale community development projects in Lao PDR. For further information about DAP visit http://www.laos.embassy.gov.au/vtan/cooperation.html or telephone 021 353800.
In 2007, the maternal mortality rate was 33/ 200,000 live births compared with the national average of 403/100,000 and the infant mortality was 15/1000 live births compared with the national 70/1000.
Health Centres and District Hospitals in the province have received a number of small grants, $2,000-$5,000, under the Australian Government's Direct Aid Programme (DAP) and other Australian aid, over several years. In 2007-08, Save the Children Australia received a US$5,000 DAP grant to purchase essential medical equipment for nine district hospitals and 30 villagehealth centres in Sayaboury.
The equipment will assist staff to improve the quality of services offeredat health facilities throughout the province.
According to Carol Perks, Health Adviser for Save the Children Australia, who has overseen several DAP projects, 'All the health indicators in Sayaboury have improved significantly, especially in the reduction of infant and maternal mortality rates, due to Australian Government support overseveral years'.
Australian Ambassador to Laos, Dr Michele Forster said 'The improved health indicators in Sayaboury province are an important reminder of how small amounts of funding, given to communities in need can lead to significantchanges in people's daily lives'.
A further 25 grants ranging from $1,000 to $8,000 were awarded to similar small scale community projects, by the Australian Government under theDirect Aid Program (DAP) in 2007-2008.
Other projects funded under DAP this year include the training of teachers for the primary school in Ban Nom Houn, the construction of toilets for the high school of Hin Heup, the provision of 40 tricycles, 50 wheelchairs and 130 pairs of crutches for people with disabilities distributed throughout Laos; the roofing of a primary school building in Champassack and the construction of well at the Centre for Victims of Human Trafficking inSavannakhet.
The Direct Aid Program (DAP) is a small-scale grants programme managed by the Australian Embassy in Vientiane. The purpose is to support community projects addressing basic humanitarian hardship and reduce poverty by directly assisting the poor and disadvantaged groups in the areas of community health, education, small-scale infrastructure; rural development;and the environment.
The Australian Embassy in Vientiane is currently receiving applications for good small-scale community development projects in Lao PDR. For further information about DAP visit http://www.laos.embassy.gov.au/vtan/cooperation.html or telephone 021 353800.
