The SunRice Group has reaffirmed its dedication to improving healthcare accessibility in Papua New Guinea through a K120,000 sponsorship renewal for the Mountain Area Medical Airlift (MAMA) Foundation.
This ongoing partnership, facilitated by SunRice Group subsidiary Trukai Industries, underscores the company’s commitment to corporate social responsibility and the well-being of Papua New Guinean communities.
The renewed funding will be instrumental in acquiring essential medical equipment for the proposed MAMA Foundation’s clinic, enhancing its capacity to provide critical care to patients evacuated from remote areas.
Trukai Industries has maintained a steadfast nine-year commitment to supporting the organization’s life-saving work.
“This partnership exemplifies our core value of health and wellness,” said Trukai Industries CEO Alan Preston.
“MAMA Foundation’s invaluable services have made a profound impact on countless lives, and we are honored to contribute to their ongoing efforts.”
The announcement was made at Manolos Heliport in Lae on August 06th, with the attendance of SunRice Group and Trukai Industries leadership.
Group CEO for SunRice Group, Paul Serra explained how the company values its people and
its support for communities.
“The SunRice Group is committed to making a meaningful contribution to our people, the environment and the communities in which we operate. As a participant of the United Nations Global Compact, the SunRice Group demonstrates our commitment to people and planet through the Ten Principals of the UN Global Compact and the SunRice Environment, Social and Good Governance Commitment,” Serra said.
MAMA Foundation’s Director Jurgen Ruh said the K120,000 will go towards the establishment of the proposed clinic for patients who are airlifted from remote areas via helicopter.
“The patients are stabilized on a stretcher inside the helicopter and flown to Lae, when the helicopter lands at the Lae Heliport, they will be transferred straight into the clinic where emergency operations can be conducted.”
“The clinic will only be for people we airlift from remote areas and it will be equipped with an operating theatre and the required medical equipment.”
“Women experiencing child-birth complications in remote PNG is quite common, thus we have obstetric cases every week. When it’s an emergency, we don’t want to waste time. We want the mother to be assisted swiftly and this is the only way we can ensure that mothers we medevac get help quickly.”
From January to June 2024 MAMA Foundation conducted 87 medical evacuations, 55% of which were obstetrics cases.
MAMA Foundation is a not-for-profit organization that assists people in remote PNG survive life-threatening complications, by transporting them via helicopter ambulances to urban hospitals, where they have access to health care and emergency treatment.
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