Let us introduce you to our Maluk TB Team. Our health workers: Nickson, Fatima, Joel and Ano. Our Team Leader is Rofina, and our international mentor is Dr Lauren Chalmers. We also have our TB expert, Dr Wallis, based in Darwin, but a frequent visitor. buff.ly/2q9erce

In 2019 Maluk Timor raised awareness about TB for 2000 people waiting at outpatient departments. Lack of knowledge and easy transmission are huge barriers to eliminating TB in Timor-Leste. In 2020, we are excited to work with our Nursing Team to implement a Cough Triage system.

Did you know that Timor-Leste has the second highest new rates of TB per population in South East Asia, and the seventh highest in the world? Maluk Timor partners with the National TB programme and other NGOs to eliminate this treatable disease through a multipronged approach.

With the support of the National TB Programme funded by Global Fund, Maluk Timor's TB team will be partnering with our Nursing team to deliver infection control training in Dili's Community Health Centres in 2020.

Behind every Maluk Timor programme are some amazing supporters. Mike and Kate Ribot have generously donated a training scholarship that has enabled us to hire a Timorese doctor to our team for 2020, all in honor of Mike's mother Valerie Coomer's battle with TB in 1950s Australia

Maluk Timor was thrilled to participated in the updating of the Timor-Leste TB guidelines in 2019, a handbook used throughout the country to streamline TB care. We are committed to working with the Ministry of Health's National TB programme to eliminate this preventable disease

Let me introduce you to Rofina dos Santos, a formidable force within Tuberculosis (TB) in Timor-Leste, and the person we are fortunate enough to call Maluk Timor’s TB Program Team Leader. To read about Rofina's inspiring work with TB head to our website: buff.ly/2R6ZLpa

In 2019, Maluk Timor has trained 12 doctors to improve diagnosis and management of TB through side-by-side mentoring in government-run TB clinics. In 2020, this will double as Maluk Timor's 24 Family Medicine trainees will rotate through our programme.

Tuberculosis is the number one single agent infectious killer worldwide and the most common cause of death in patients living with HIV. TB causes catastrophic costs for patients, but with 6 months of treatment it can be cured.

An amazing effort from our Maluk TB team in ensuring all patients on the TB register have been supplied with medicine for the next four weeks.

Check out our Maluk team members Dr. Tithy da Silva and Nurse Dinis discussing COVID-19 prevention - youtu.be/YlaRcSsIXnE via YouTube

Check out Maluk's Dr. Tithy showing us how to make masks at home - youtu.be/gl-FL8IU7lE via YouTube

Our amazing team are making significant contributions to global health during COVID-19 through screening and triage facilities in Timor Leste.

Maluk Timor will be holding a Zoom Webinar on Wednesday 13 May at 4:00pm AEST for all our supporters to keep everyone updated on the proactive work we are doing during the COVID19 pandemic. For more information please head to our website: buff.ly/3c5i3i8

Happy International Nurses Day! Maluk Timor want to say a massive thank you to our incredible nursing team who have been doing an amazing job combating the spread of COVID-19. Here are our fantastic Maluk nurses Dinis, Carol, Juliana and Dea (Madalena, Ano and Gio not pictured).

With courage and grit, our teams from the COVID, Woman’s Health Social Care and Oral Health team went along one the most adrenaline pumped roads in Atauro to socialise public health information for the community. We are so pleased to be able to assist these communities.

On September 11 2019 Maluk Timor had a very momentous day, we signed our first MOU. We are very pleased to work closely with the Ministry of Health to improve the quality of healthcare services in Timor Leste. Here are some highlights over the last year. Great job team!

Today is International #AccessToInformationDay. Australia is working with partner govts to help contain the spread of COVID-19. In Timor-Leste, Indo-Pacific Centre for Health Security are supporting the development of the Haroman mobile app for health workers with Maluk Timor & Ministério da Saúde.

Last week Maluk Timor took the time to reflect on our different programs, giving presentations to our Association Maluk Timor board members and significant donors. We are thankful to our donors and partners for the support. It was a truely wonderful day and proud moment for us.

On this International Day of Person living with Disabilities maun Laurentino as our gardener in Maluk Timor wanted to share his story about working with a disability.