Timor Leste, Countries, Where we work - Marie Stopes International

Timor Leste

Date established	2006
Services offered	Family planning; health screening; HIV/STIs; male circumcision; maternal health; post abortion care; primary health care; refugees/IDPs; young people.
Number of centres	1
Outreach / mobile services	Outreach in 4 districts: Dili, Baucau, Bobonaro and Emera.
Major partners	The Ministry of Health; District Health Services; Alola Foundation; United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA); Health Alliance International (HAI) and Timor Leste Asistencia Integradu Saúde (TAIS).
Major donors	Australian Government Overseas AID (AusAID); The American Foundation; European Community
Contact details	Marie Stopes International Timor Leste Corner Av. Bairo Pite (Jl. Heli Port) and Av. Fatumeta (opp. SD Maloa) Bairo Pite Dili Timor Leste Telephone: + 670 33 22 923 Email: msi_timorleste@yahoo.com

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Highlights

completed pilot of Midwives on Motorbikes outreach programme, which provides services to remote and rural communities and internally displaced persons (IDP) camps
since opening, more than 8,500 people have visited the MSI Timor Leste centre
currently the only organisation in Timor Leste to offer sexual and reproductive healthcare services.

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Couple years of protection (CYPs) delivered by us in 2010

Future plans

increase access to family planning by expanding district outreach programme
increase availability of youth-friendly sexual and reproductive health education and clinical services
continue to provide sexual and reproductive health services to Uniformed Service People (army and police).

News

Another life saved in Timor Leste

Dili - Marciana is 38 and has eight children. If she hadn’t seen the MSI Timor Leste team in a village near her home, she would have died. 18/02/2010

Protecting the nation’s protectors

Dili - As the newest and poorest nation in Asia, Timor Leste is particularly vulnerable to a HIV/AIDS epidemic. Some of the most at risk groups include members of Timor Leste’s uniformed services, many of whom regularly engage in risky sexual behaviour. 07/10/2009

Midwives on motorbikes

Dili - the last 12 months have been a year of firsts for MSI Timor Leste. Not only did it open the first ever sexual and reproductive health (SRH) centre in the country 01/12/2008

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