Ken from Vanuatu with his mother Bernadette prior to surgery at Auckland’s Starship Hospital to repair a heart defect. Ken is one of 25 children from six countries supported by ROMAC this year.
Stancia and her mother Hilda from Papua New Guinea’s Goroka Highlands. Stancia, 7, underwent one major and seven minor surgeries in Canberra to correct ano-rectal fistula.
Senri, 13, from the Solomon Islands, after two life changing reconstructive hand surgeries following burns injuries. Senri was treated at Sydney Children’s Hospital in Randwick.
With travel stopped by Covid, ROMAC was unable to treat children in Australia during the 2021-22 year. Three patients from Tonga received heart surgery in Auckland while borders were open.
Whether you volunteer, donate, or spread the word, your contribution brings a child closer to life changing surgery.
