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Having reliable solar power is literally a matter of life and death for the people of Mougulu, a remote community in the foothills of Mt Bosavi in Papua New Guinea.

Missionary Sally Llyod remembers a time when a critically ill child, who was admitted to the health centre and was relying on an oxygen concentrator, tragically passed away due to the lack of a power supply.

Several years ago, an earthquake destroyed the hydroelectric system, so in 2020, MAF Technologies came up with a solution. Sally said, ‘Now the solar power is almost running 24 hours a day, powering our vaccine fridges, and providing power for the oxygen concentrators, so everything is run off the power.’

Tony Aima, a local health worker in Mougulu, explained: ‘Previously, we used torchlights to attend to patients who came in at night, and it was quite difficult to attend to them. But when solar power arrived, it greatly improved our work and lighting system, saving many lives.’

Pipiali Falope, a mother of six from a nearby village, expressed her appreciation and sense of certainty that she and her children are getting proper medical care thanks to the availability of 24-hour lighting in the health centre.

‘If one of my children becomes ill especially at night time, I know for certain there is light at the health centre, therefore, I bring them over to be treated,” she said. ‘So far, I have never encountered any severe health issues because of the health centre’s availability at night.’

Solar has been a lifesaving power source in the remote community of Mougulu. These solar panels are just as important as medication.

Watch the video to hear from Sally and Tony, and some patients, on the impact that these solar panels MAF Technologies supplied have made:

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