Appendix D - Committee delegation program
Papua New Guinea
Tuesday 6 October 2009
Arrive in Port Moresby
Security briefing
Briefing dinner with Australian High Commission staff
Wednesday 7 October 2009
Breakfast meeting with the Australian Parliamentary Secretary
for Pacific Affairs, the Hon. Duncan Kerr, MP, for a briefing on his visit to
Daru, followed by joint press conference with Mr Kerr and Mr Georganas at Crown
Plaza Hotel
Site visit to Poro Sapot (Save the Children’s largest
HIV/AIDS project)
Site visit to Igat Hope (the primary representative body for
people living with HIV/AIDS in PNG)
Site visit to the University of Papua New Guinea School of
Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS)
Site visit to PNG Eye Care Vision Centre and Optical
Workshop at Port Moresby General Hospital
Working lunch with civil society and government
representatives working on health and HIV/AIDS
Meeting with Mr Sasa Zibe, Minister for Health
Site visit to Susu Mamas (non-profit NGO dedicated to
reducing PNG’s high infant and maternal mortality rates and providing care to
HIV/AIDS positive mothers and babies)
Evening reception hosted by the Australian High Commissioner
Thursday 8 October 2009
Meeting with Dr Clement Malau, Secretary of Health and Mr
Enoch Posanai, Executive Manager, Public Health at the National Department of
Health
Lunch with health administrators
Depart Port Moresby for Daru, Western Province
Dinner with Western Province Government and health managers
Entertainment (Sing Sing) provided by Western Province
Government
Friday 9 October 2009
Visit to treaty villages of Mabadawan, Sigabadaru and Buzi
in Western Province
Dinner hosted by Governor Bob Danaya
Saturday 10 October 2009
Meeting with the Western Province Provincial Health Office
Site visit to Daru Hospital
Intersectoral meeting on treaty village development, with
representatives from the provincial government and departments
Depart Daru for Port Moresby
Attend the Australian High Commission Ball
Sunday 11 October 2009
Depart Port Moresby for Honiara
Solomon Islands
Sunday 11 October 2009
Arrive in Honiara
Informal briefing with the Australian High Commissioner
Monday 12 October 2009
Meeting with the Deputy Prime Minister, the Hon. Mr Fred
Fono MP
Meeting with the Minister for Health and Medical Services,
the Hon. Clay Forau MP
Meeting with the Speaker of the National Parliament, Rt Hon.
Sir Peter Kenilorea, KBE, PC
Tour of the National Parliament from the Sergeant-at-Arms
Lunch with Ministry of Health and Medical Services
Australian Leadership Fellows
Site visit to the National Referral Hospital
Meeting with the Special Select Committee Inquiry into the
Quality of Services at the National Referral Hospital, chaired by the Hon.
Peter Boyers MP
Dinner hosted by the Australian High Commissioner
Tuesday 13 October 2009
Meeting with Mr Albino Bobogare (Director) and staff, Vector
Borne Disease Unit, Ministry of Health and Medical Services, to discuss
national malaria program
Meeting with RAMSI Special Coordinator, Mr Graeme Wilson and
Acting RAMSI Development Coordinator, Mr James Hall
Depart Honiara for Gizo, Western Province
Arrive in Gizo
Meeting with Western Province Premier, the Hon. George
Solingi Lilo; Health Minister, Mr Sutcliff George; Acting Health Director, Dr
Michael Buin; and Minister for Education, the Hon. Victoria Sino
Tour of Gizo Hospital
Dinner hosted by Western Province Government
Wednesday 14 October 2009
Depart Gizo for Vonunu, Vella Lavella Island
Site visits to Vonunu Area Health Centre and Vonunu High
School
Depart Vonunu for Gizo
Depart Gizo for Honiara
Thursday 15 October 2009
Roundtable with Ministry of Health officials
Roundtable with development partners and NGOs
Reception with health stakeholders
Friday 16 October 2009
Depart Honiara for Australia.