Since the beginning of 2013, Australian final year medical students have been completing placements on KiraKira from Bond University.
In 2014 Bond University received funding from the Australian Government, through Health workforce Australia to allow Physiotherapy, Urban Design and Nutrition Students to also complete work placements in Kirakira.
The project has been very successful and for the last four years has continued to receive support from the Australian Government through the New Colombo Plan.
In 2018 the project is to be expanded to included Law Students.
The project received a Faculty of Health Sciences and Medicine award for making an outstanding contribution to student learning  in 2017.
Over the last five years there have been almost 200 students from across the University and 50 academic supervisors involved in a project that has provided direct aid and support to the community.


The students and Bond University staff have stayed at the Freshwinds GuestHaus in KiraKira.

 This place provides single rooms with an ensuite and Dinner and Breakfast for about $90 AUD per night and is very comfortable.
Most recently students from other faculties of Bond University have visited KiraKira and completed repairs of the Hospital's pharmacy and repainted the birthing suite, with a plan that further aide efforts and improvements will follow in 2014.
A group of Bond University students have formed a charity called, "The Strong Island Foundation".
The group have already raised several thousand dollars for the community of KiraKira and plan to expand on the good work that has been done by the students to date.

Several research papers have now been published from the work conducted in Kirakira.
These include a paper describing peer to peer supervision as a novel way of students being able to academically and practically support one another in this remote community.
There have also been papers published on antenatal care, an audit of the obstetric ward, on Coconut Tree Injuries sustained by Children in Kirakira and most recently a paper that highlights the high perinatal mortality rate of 31 per 1000 live born deliveries that is an ongoing health problem in the remote provinces of Kirakira.
Since the beginning of 2013, Australian final year medical students have been completing placements on KiraKira from Bond University. In 2014 Bond University received funding from the Australian Government, through Health workforce Australia to allow Physiotherapy, Urban Design and Nutrition Students to also complete work placements in Kirakira. The project has been very successful and for the last four years has continued to receive support from the Australian Government through the New Colombo Plan. In 2018 the project is to be expanded to included Law Students. The project received a Faculty of Health Sciences and Medicine award for making an outstanding contribution to student learning  in 2017. Over the last five years there have been almost 200 students from across the University and 50 academic supervisors involved in a project that has provided direct aid and support to the community.

The students and Bond University staff have stayed at the Freshwinds GuestHaus in KiraKira. 
 This place provides single rooms with an ensuite and Dinner and Breakfast for about $90 AUD per night and is very comfortable. Most recently students from other faculties of Bond University have visited KiraKira and completed repairs of the Hospital's pharmacy and repainted the birthing suite, with a plan that further aide efforts and improvements will follow in 2014. A group of Bond University students have formed a charity called, "The Strong Island Foundation". The group have already raised several thousand dollars for the community of KiraKira and plan to expand on the good work that has been done by the students to date.
Several research papers have now been published from the work conducted in Kirakira. These include a paper describing peer to peer supervision as a novel way of students being able to academically and practically support one another in this remote community. There have also been papers published on antenatal care, an audit of the obstetric ward, on Coconut Tree Injuries sustained by Children in Kirakira and most recently a paper that highlights the high perinatal mortality rate of 31 per 1000 live born deliveries that is an ongoing health problem in the remote provinces of Kirakira.
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