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Flights essential to isolated people

ARE IMPOSSIBLE IF WE CAN’T GET OFF THE GROUND.

MAF aircraft help transform lives

In Yenkisa, Papua New Guinea, villagers live days from the nearest hospital – we fly regular medical patrols directly to them, saving precious lives.

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117 aircraft

Including 10 different types of plane

36,000 hours

Time we were in the air last year

1,000 locations

More than any commercial airline

Every six minutes

An MAF plane takes-off or lands

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WITHOUT FUEL, INCREDIBLE STORIES OF TRANSFORMATION, PHYSICAL AND SPIRITUAL, WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE.

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Right place at the right time

Upon landing in Malambo, Tanzania, a mother-to-be in a critical condition from a nearby health centre, needed urgent specialist care.

The woman, Neema, was due to deliver her baby when complications arose, requiring immediate assistance to save both their lives.

Swiftly, MAF Pilot Peter removed seats to make room for a soft mattress where the mother was laid and strapped in before taking off for the town of Loliondo. Upon landing, an ambulance was waiting to transfer the patient to Wasso hospital.

The same journey by road would have taken approximately six hours or more and given the mother’s critical condition, it may have taken even longer. To further complicate things, heavy rains in the area would have meant the dangerous and unpredictable crossing of a raging river. In contrast, it only took 20 minutes with the MAF plane.

Peter later shared the good news of a successful delivery through Caesarean section. He said, ‘The baby was delivered safely, and both the mother and the baby are safe and healthy.’ MAF was called in to transport the mother and baby girl, Priscilla, back home to Malambo, after a few days in hospital.

‘I am happy MAF took me to hospital; both myself and the baby are healthy.’ – Neema

MAF’s Country Director in Tanzania, Stewart Ayling, said it was remarkable that an MAF plane was in the right place at the right time, for in an emergency, every moment counts.

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In 2023, gifts provided over

36,000

hours of flying to reach isolated people

Every £1 MAF receives from givers:

69p directly supports flights and other operational activities overseas

18p helps us invest in future projects

13p goes towards raising our next pound

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