MediBoat – A New Way to Deliver Medical Assistance
The idea for MediBoat grew out of a desire to bring volunteer medical professionals to the people living in remote island and coastal communities who rarely receive adequate health care due to the unique logistical difficulties of their home countries. The premise is to team medical professionals with boaties. The idea is still evolving with our first trip penciled in for mid-2010. The inaugral trip will be done on Lorna Jan - a 56' passage maker based in Brisbane, Australia who will take a group of 6 doctors and dentists from La Cima World Missions.
Destination Solomon Islands
MediBoat and La Cima are currently in negotiations with the government of the Solomon Islands as well as local institutions to provide mobile medical teams to areas in the Western Provinces and New Georgia. At this (very early) stage, it looks like the first boat will be meeting the medical team in Munda before progressing onto the villages and towns where care is needed most. There is, however, a possibility that the boat will meet teams in the capital, Honiara, before motoring the entire distance. (This would have the added advantage of allowing the volunteers from the USA an extra 24 ...
What’s a MediBoat Look Like?
We are currently working on fitting out a purpose designed boat for taking groups of medical prefessionals on expeditions to the Solomon Islands. Here's what we have come up with. Lorna Jan is a 56' passage maker that will be able to comfortably accommodate up to 9 crew and is currently undergoing its final fit out. [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="604" caption="Lorna Jan - 56' Passage Maker"][/caption] It will have a single four-sleeper cabin, a triple cabin and a double cabin. With an 8 cylinder gardner engine and 6000 litre fuel capacity, she has an approximate range of around 3000 nautical miles meaning it should ...
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MediBoat – A New Way to Deliver Medical Assistance
The idea for MediBoat grew out of a desire to bring volunteer medical professionals...
Destination Solomon Islands
MediBoat and La Cima are currently in negotiations with the government of the Solomon...
What’s a MediBoat Look Like?
We are currently working on fitting out a purpose designed boat for taking groups...
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Field Notes
Video Tour of the Lorna Jan
We recently recorded a short video tour of the Lorna Jan so that everyone who hasn’t been on the boat can get an idea of where the fitout of the boat is currently at. Essentially, the exterior of the boat is 90% completed, but as you can see, the interior still has some way to go. For people who have not seen a boat being fitted out before it... [Read more of this review]