Dialysis delivered to APY outpost
An international grant is set to deliver renal dialysis treatment units to the remote Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY) Lands.
The $US153,000 Rotary International global grant will deliver four units to a dialysis centre in far north South Australia.
The grant includes money raised from Rotary clubs in South Australia, Victoria, Queensland and New South Wales and partner clubs in Kansas City, Missouri.
Not-for-profit group The Purple House will operate the centre.
The units will be housed at a centre built with $1.7 million of Federal Government funding announced in 2015.
The Purple House chief executive Sarah Brown said it was a great moment when the funding was confirmed.
“When I heard that it had been approved it was almost a ‘knickers-on-the-head’ occasion,” Ms Brown said.
“It's really significant because it shows people from Rotary around Australia and the world are keen to help us out. That makes us so happy.”