Australian Medical Assistance Team (AUSMAT)

AUSMAT transports COVID-19 supplies for PNG

Each of these provinces will be receiving 3-tonnes of supplies each, comprising Personal Protective Equipment, oxygen concentrators and essential medicine.

Most of these cargo are taken from the National Control Centre warehouse in Port Moresby, but there’s also some supplies brought by the AUSMAT team for the different hospitals, that are also being delivered. 

At the weekend, they dropped the supplies in Goroka in Eastern Highlands, Lae in Morobe, Madang and Mt Hagen in the Western Highlands Province. 

Sixth AUSMAT Arrives

The AUSMAT and ADF personnel arrived by C130J Hercules Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) aircraft in Port Moresby yesterday.

Australia will support Papua New Guinea efforts through aviation lift support to deliver emergency supplies, including pre-packaged personal protective equipment, medicines, and oxygen consumables to high priority provinces across PNG.