page_title: Samaritan Aviation
section_title: National Polio Campaign
hierarchical_section_title: Samaritan Aviation / Partnerships / National Polio Campaign
caption_attribution_description: English: Dr. Preston Karue, the Provincial Health Authority Rural Health Coordinator during Round 3 of the National Polio Campaign
context_page_description: Samaritan Aviation is a 501 C-3 non-profit Christian organization that serves the population in the East Sepik Province of Papua New Guinea through emergency evacuation flights, the delivery of medical supplies, and continued community outreach and health programs. The non-profit is funded by the Papua New Guinea government and individual donations.
context_section_description: After a resurgence of polio cases in 2018, Samaritan Aviation was called upon to partner with the ESP Provincial Health Authority, World Health Organization, and Rotary International to aid in the National Polio Vaccine Outreach.
  
  Through the use of their floatplanes, Samaritan Aviation made deliveries of polio vaccines and cold storage equipment to remote villages in the East Sepik Province. Many of these flights also included UN experts and other field workers helping to monitor the coverage rates and impact of the vaccination campaign. This was the first national OPV campaign since 2012.
caption: Dr. Preston Karue, the PHA Rural Health Coordinator, educates a rural village about polio during the National Polio Campaign
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