ROMAC is gearing up again after Covid and this is why.

Rotarian Mario de Jesus from the Rotary Club of Dili and from the Rotarians Helping Timor office wrote on 9th May, that he just met Justino at Leader supermarket in Dili. He was very happy about that, because Justino is one of the Timorese Children who had life changing surgery under the ROMAC program  "Justino went to Australia for Surgery and came back with very good health. He hopes he will become doctor in the future to save the lives of others, " explains Mario.

We have been very busy with Rotary Oceania Medical Aid for Children (ROMAC*). Since I returned home 10 days ago we in ROMAC have transited a total of 12 people through Darwin Airport.These include two carers and two patients last week who attend Royal Darwin Hospital, stayed overnight with me before returning to Dili, three Mothers and three children arrived from Dili on Saturday and transfer to Auckland via Melbourne, the children will have cardiac surgery and our latest little one Justino and his mother returned to Dili Wednesday morning.

Jan Conti wrote:

Justino arrived in Darwin when he was five days old, he had urgent surgery in Royal Darwin Hospital that saved his life and now at two months' old he is a delightful little baby and is healthy and can expect to have a great future. it is indeed a privilege to be a ROMAC volunteer and see the extraordinary results that the ROMAC program provides to children who would otherwise have not such a great future and long life expectancy.

What is ROMAC?

Rotary Oceania Medical Aid for Children is a combined Australia and New Zealand Multi District Rotary initiative. ROMAC has been in operation for over 25 years. ROMAC's mission is to provide specialist treatment for children, from developing countries, in the form of life saving and/or dignity restoring surgery not accessible to them in their home country. Visit the ROMAC website, romac.org.au