MSPNG

When I met Raga for the first time on Thursday, 24^th March 2022 in Gomore Village, Central Province, she spoke to me as if we knew each other from some years back. We just hit it off with a conversation and a few minutes later, we were talking and trying to get things done.

She was immediately helpful upon our arrival in Gomore Village. As we unloaded the vehicle with our clinical supplies, she moved in with the team to start setting up.

The outreaches provide contraceptive education, information and services for women and girls, which can have significant health, societal and economic benefits.

One beneficiary was 26-year-old Sarah Greg who attended a temporary Marie Stopes clinic set up near Wampar Health Centre in Huon District.

Despite being new to family planning, Sarah was no stranger to the hardship of having too many children.

“I come from a large family. Watching my mother struggle to care for my siblings, and it made me realise I do not want the same life,” she said.