Fall 2018
April Barthau with baby Hadassah at a culture show in the highlands of Papua New Guinea
Medical and Psychological Support in Papua New Guinea Marco Lopizic and April Barthau providing health care This year has been a rich and challenging experience for Marco and I, especially with the addition of the newest member of our family, Hadassah Grace Lopizic-Barthau. We have just completed our second year of service here in Papua New Guinea and have signed on for another term. We have accomplished a lot, but in health care there are always people in need of attention and new best practice guidelines to disseminate in order to ensure patients receive quality care. On September 30, our USAID funded project “Strengthening HIV/AIDS in Key Populations in Papua New Guinea (PNG)” came to an end. The partnership with FHI 360 and USAID has been a blessing allowing thousands of patients to receive quality care in the areas of Sexually Transmitted Infection, HIV/AIDS, and gender-based violence. (cont’d page 3) Page 1