Access to Mobility
The purpose of this program me is to create equitable and sustainable access to appropriate mobility devices for girls, boys, women and men with a mobility disability in Papua New Guinea.
Programme Partners
National Orthotics & Prosthetics Service (NOPS):
NOPS is a department of the PNG Ministry of Health, which is the main service provider in PNG for prosthetics, orthotics, wheelchairs and other assistive devices.
Motivation Australia:
Motivation Australia is a not for profit development organization which works in partnership with local organizations in the Asia Pacific region. Motivation Australia's mission is to enhance the quality of life of people with mobility disabilities in the Asia Pacific Region.
The Papua New Guinea Access to Mobility program me will focus on:
Programme Partners
National Orthotics & Prosthetics Service (NOPS):
NOPS is a department of the PNG Ministry of Health, which is the main service provider in PNG for prosthetics, orthotics, wheelchairs and other assistive devices.
Motivation Australia:
Motivation Australia is a not for profit development organization which works in partnership with local organizations in the Asia Pacific region. Motivation Australia's mission is to enhance the quality of life of people with mobility disabilities in the Asia Pacific Region.
The Papua New Guinea Access to Mobility program me will focus on:
- Services: mobility device services with trained national staff and a range of appropriate mobility devices.
- Equitable access: equitable access to appropriate services for women, children and people from rural districts who need a wheelchair.
- Sustainability: strengthening funding and resources for wheelchair provision in PNG.
- Advocacy: people with disabilities and service providers advocating together for effective and equitable mobility device services.
- Research: learning more about the experience of women, men, boys and girls when they access a mobility service in order to improve services to meet their needs.