China - Global Flying Hospitals sets base in Macau

Starting this year, Macau will be home to a new airplane and the first head office in South East Asia for Global Flying Hospitals (GFH).

Neill Newton, a pilot, author and now international humanitarian, has been planning to set up an office in Macau for the last five years.

Being based in the U.S., Mr Newton says he was faced with high costs to fly across the ocean to reach the countries and people that needed help.

“Macau is surrounded by developing countries, which is good,” he says.

Similarly to Orbis, Global Flying Hospitals will fly to third world countries to treat people who desperately need medical attention.

In the five days GFH was in Nepal recently, doctors performed 103 cataract surgeries.

Global Flying Hospitals has two Boeing 747s and is acquiring capital for their refurbishment, which will cost between US$14 million (MOP112 million) and US$16 million.

Cooperation with Macau will see GFH offer logistics for hospitals, staff and support.

The Global Flying Hospital and Sofitel Macau yesterday signed an memorandum of understanding that will see the hotel provide accommodation to the charity’s staff and doctors while they are in Macau.

With this agreement, Sofitel also aims to show its corporate social responsibility of extending help to those in need in developing countries.

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