What Sort of Things Does the Clinic Need?


BPC and its associated projects needs include, but are not limited to, medical support staff of all kinds, but has included plumbers, heavy equipment operators, electricians, computer specialists (hardware or software), auto or diesel mechanics, gardeners, videographers, construction workers, water engineers, solar energy installers… There are very few skills which cannot be utilized somewhere at sometime.

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Volunteers

To volunteer resources, time or skills to the Bairo Pite Clinic, please contact MAET and/or the BPC web site for an application  (see below).

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Matierial Donations

Material supplies are graciously appreciated, if we can accept them, PLEASE CONTACT US regarding specific offers

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Monetary Donations

MAET accepts donations for the Bairo Pite Clinic and associated projects through monetary and material support donations

Needed Desperately 

MAET is seeking a social networking coordinating volunteer, to increase its exposure in the critical social networking community which at present is lacking.  

Grant writer, someone who can produce grant proposals and fundraising letters that our limited appeals require.

Volunteer your services

To volunteer resources, time or skills to the Bairo Pite Clinic, please contact MAET and/or the BPC web site for an application  (see below). We have now instituted an application process for a number of reasons including maximizing a volunteer’s experience and in order to not overwhelm Timorese Doctors so that they may maximize the opportunity to learn from the team and Dr Dan Murphy. Should you not be selected, please contact us as we may be able to suggest other options for volunteers.  

Please Note: Neither Medical Aid East Timor nor the Bairo Pite Clinic can finance travel to the island, all volunteers are self financed.

In the medical field, BPC needs volunteer medical staff in all fields including doctors of infectious diseases and pathology,  registered nurses (maternity or other), nurse practitioners, paramedics, surgeons and general practitioners, dentists, dental assistants, ER staff, lab technicians, medical administrators, pharmacists, medical and nursing students, final year medical students, nutritionists, midwives, social workers, specialists and educators in sexually transmitted diseases and alternative medicine practitioners.

BPC and its associated projects needs include, but are not limited to, medical support staff of all kinds, but has included plumbers, heavy equipment operators, electricians, computer specialists (hardware or software), auto or diesel mechanics, gardeners, videographers, construction workers, water engineers, solar energy installers… There are very few skills which cannot be utilized somewhere at sometime. Please contact us about further details.

On a recent visit to BPC, volunteer doctors from the USA, Thailand, Ireland, Portugal and Australia worked as volunteers. Final year medical students from Australia, Singapore, South Korea and the USA and medical students from Australia and Great Britain provided valuable support services and actively worked and consulted with clinic doctors. Volunteers from New Zealand worked full time on administrative duties, a Japanese volunteer funded by Frontline (Japan) worked on TB and maternity issues. Film crews from New Zealand, California (via Ireland), Australia and elsewhere were working on educational and promotional videos.

Material Supplies

Please note that: Material supplies are graciously appreciated, if we can accept them, PLEASE CONTACT US regarding specific offers. 

Governments often have regulatory oversight on materials supplies. 

Date expired drugs/medical supplies and old, soiled or damaged/worn clothing are not accepted and in particular, are a major disposal problem and are disrespectful of local needs. The Bairo Pite Clinic does not directly accept medicines of any kind. Please contact MAET for specific offers and  information on regulatory requirements.

Please contact us to coordinate any and all material donations. To determine if MAET is able to accept such donations; please ask. 

Monetary Donations

Any and all checks should be made payable to:  Medical Aid East Timor Clinic Fund and will be deposited upon receipt.

All donations may be sent by U.S. Mail to:

M.A.E.T. Medical Aid East Timor, 
c/o Stokes, P.O. Box 3382, 
Madison, Wisconsin53704-0382

Clearly BPC is a vibrant international effort!

How You Can Help

MAET is always looking for committed individuals who wish to help bring quality medical care to the people of East TImor. If you’d like to help, consider lending your time in one of these ways:

  • Start a MAET fundraising appeal with friends, associates, community, church or …….

  • Organize local benefits in your community.

  • Increase awareness about health and other developments in East Timor and other parts of the developing world.

  • Organize interested medical service professionals or solicit monetary and material donations for the clinic fund.

  • Organize a speaking event in your community, church, civic association, business, foundation, organization, school, hospital. MAET can help with well informed and experienced speakers or resources.