Bringing healthcare to remote communities

For many people living in the remote areas of Timor-Leste, there is no access to healthcare. It means painful ailments go untreated, serious conditions are detected too late, children are undernourished and not immunised, and women give birth without professional help.

Sr Eliza Fernandes RJM has dedicated extraordinary efforts to make healthcare accessible for remote communities. She shared her experiences helping to set up a vital health clinic - highlighting the incredible impact supporters like you are making.

Sr Eliza RJM, Director of CSDO.

In 2017, thanks to the generosity of St Vincent’s Health Australia, Centro De Saude Daniel Ornelas,  officially opened its doors as a fully functioning health clinic with a qualified doctor, nurse, and helpers to serve the community of Liquica District.

To reach people in the most neglected areas, Sr Eliza has also been venturing out with our mobile clinic delivering health support. These are places only accessible by bad roads where families live without clean water or electricity – and the need for healthcare is enormous.

“These people have nothing to give but to see the joy on their faces when we visit encourages us to care for the life which God has given to us.”

Sr Eliza

Supporters like you are making sure no one gets left behind. You’re helping people in the hardest-to-reach places of Timor-Leste to receive lifesaving healthcare. Thank you!

First Spiritual Exercises - service

Let us join together in the prayer for Service, written by Fr Michael Hansen SJ, National Director of the First Spiritual Exercises Program.

Posted 26 February 2021