Motivation Australia is pleased to report the successful completion of the 2014 Basic Level Wheelchair and Walking Aid training course. The training was held at the new Mobility Device Service (MDS) in Apia, Samoa, and was completed by 16 personnel from…
Motivation Australia’s six week wheelchair and walking aid training course is in its final week; the Level 2 Service Provision training course has focused on the knowledge and skills required to provide basic level wheelchairs and walking aids for adults with a mobility disability. 16 trainees from…
Preparations for the delivery of the first Motivation Australia wheelchair and walking aid training in Samoa continued this week with the arrival and unloading of two shipping containers of equipment and devices. One 20 foot container arrived from Adelaide with…
The Samoa Integrated Mobility Device Services (SIMDES) project has reached the first six month milestone! The four year project (2014 – 2018) is a collaboration between the Samoa National Health Service (NHS), NOLA (Nuanua O Le Alofa) and Motivation Australia,…
In early March 2014, Motivation Australia personnel Ray Mines and Lee Brentnall visited Samoa to continue working towards the establishment of the Mobility Device Services (MDS). You can download the project summary from the Recent Publications section of the Resources…
We are pleased to announce the beginning of the Samoa Integrated Mobility Device Services (SIMDES) project. This new project will be a four year (2014 – 2018) collaboration between the Samoa National Health Service (NHS), NOLA (Nuanua O Le Alofa)…
The National Health Service of Samoa are trying to address the lack of mobility device services for children and adults with a permanent mobility disability. A brand new facility has been designed and construction is scheduled to commence in the…
Motivaton Australia and the National Disablity Council of Samoa (NOLA) recently carried out a feasibility study in Samoa – to explore the existing wheelchair and prosthetic services currently available in Samoa.
As for many Pacific Island countries, the study identified a lack of appropriate wheelchairs and an absence of wheelchair services.