On 28 November 2022 - Proclamation of Independence Day in Timor-Leste - Dr. Noel Bayley, co-founder of East Timor Hearts Fund, was awarded the prestigious Medal of the Order of Timor-Leste. His Excellency the President of the Republic of Timor-Leste, Dr. Jose Ramos-Horta presented Noel with the Medal for
Our volunteer cardiac team have just returned from Timor-Leste after holding cardiac screening clinics in mid October 2022. Dr Elizabeth Paratz, shares her experience here. The 3-day clinic was an enormous success, reviewing a total of 120 patients. This was the largest clinic since the COVID-19 pandemic and it
We are delighted to welcome Mana Sidónia Ximenes to the East Timor Hearts Fund team. Mana Sidónia is our new Rheumatic Heart Disease Nurse based in Dili with our partners Maluk Timor. She will be supporting our RHD awareness, education and prevention programs including the penicillin program and our
We are thrilled to inform you that the Board of East Timor Hearts Fund has appointed Peter Walton as a Board Director in August 2022. Peter was inspired to join our Board after spending most of his career in for-purpose organisations. He has worked in over 50 countries in
Join East Timor Hearts Fund for a special a screening of Take Heart: Deadly Heart to raise awareness of rheumatic heart disease (RHD) in Australia and one of our closest neighbours, Timor-Leste. RHD is a killer disease that can be prevented. Some of the highest rates RHD in the
We are delighted to inform you that the Board of East Timor Hearts Fund has appointed our new CEO, Jane Papasergio. Jane joins the ETHF team this week. The board selected Jane after a highly competitive external recruitment process, and we’d like to thank Michelle Lyon and Lesley Lightfoot
East Timor Hearts Fund’s volunteers, staff and partners came together online on December 13th, for our annual Volunteer and Supporter Appreciation event. Hosted by our CEO David Marlow, the Supporter event was a great opportunity for us to thank our community of volunteers and supporters for their commitment over
We are looking for a Cardiac Program Coordinator based in Dili. East Timor Hearts Fund (ETHF) is Timor-Leste’s only medical NGO dedicated to providing life-saving heart surgery for young Timorese people, as well as heart-health research, heart disease prevention programs, heart healthcare capacity building, education projects and other programs
Highly experienced Timor-Leste based community leader Alzira dos Reis has joined the board of East Timor Hearts Fund, providing cultural insight and strong local understanding to help support the delivery of our critical heart health services in Timor-Leste. For the past year, Ms dos Reis has served as ETHF’s
One of our favorite activities is catching up with our generous supporters at our various events throughout the year. While COVID19 forced us to rethink how we create fun and informative events for our donors to show their support. Many of you adapted to virtual events for now, while
