We Support: National St John Ambulance Service

National St John Ambulance Service has been supported by the late Sir Brian Bell personally for over 30 years to ensure people received emergency help when they need it most. Today through the Sir Brian Bell Foundation Sir Brian’s legacy lives on.

4The Sir Brian Bell Foundation has provided support to National St John Ambulance Service with funding assistance to maintain its operations while working to secure ongoing financial commitments in 2017, continuing the late Sir Brian Bells wishes.

Brian Bell Group Chairman Ian Clough said in 2017 that the Foundation had provided this assistance as a short-term relief and were working to help raise awareness of the organisation and support funding discussions.

“Over time Sir Brian personally had provided a significant sum but the specifics aren’t easy to calculate,” Mr Clough said. “Im really keen to highlight the challenges but focus on the improvements the organisation has made and the size of the risk if they don’t see the support they need. Hopefully, this will create an awareness that gets the remaining people needed on board” he said.

In 2018 the Sir Brian Bell Foundation donated 2 4WD Emergency Ambulances to assist those in need of emergency assistance.

Each intensive care ambulance is expected to help nearly 100,000 people in its expected 6 years of service providing care for young mothers, snake bite emergencies, victims of violence and general accidents. These vehicles are equipped with oxygen, resuscitation kits, GPS, fuel and monitoring systems.

The Sir Brian Bell Foundation will continue to support National St John Ambulance Service though the First Aid in Schools program.

First Aid In Schools.

The Sir Brian Bell Foundation supports Health and Education programs nationwide and is thrilled to continue to partner with National St John Ambulance Service in their efforts to better educate the young people of PNG in First Aid. When a medical emergency strikes, minutes matter. Immediate intervention by those trained in First Aid has been proven to reduce disability and length of stay in hospital. Almost 90% of young people have had to deal with some kind of crisis while over 97% of young people believe First Aid education would improve their confidence, skills, and willingness to act in a crisis according to a survey from National St John Ambulance Service and Red Cross in the UK.

The experienced and highly trained National St John Ambulance Service Paramedics have taught students to provide a better understanding of the human body, how it works and, in an incident, or accident how students can potentially save a life. The program covers a range of topics developed by National St John Ambulance Service which are relevant to PNG including:

What is first aid, aims of first aid, Consent, Infectious diseases and prevention, National St John Ambulance Service Action Plan DRSABC, Assisting Childbirth, Wounds and bleeding and Snakebite management and prevention.

The knowledge gained from the program allows students to take their new learnings and workbooks back to their homes and communities, so others may learn from their experiences.

Since the program started, we have educated:

2018– 1,453 Students
2019 – 1,424 Students
2020– 1,029 Students
2021– 981 Students
2022 – 2,617 Students
2023 – 1,285 Students.
2024 – 1,040 Students.

Want to view or download our first aid resources? Visit:

https://sirbrianbellfoundation.org.pg/first-aid-in-pacific-guidelines/

National St John Ambulance Service Emergency First Aid Kits.

Sir Brian Bell Foundation First Aid Kits launched at Brian Bell locations in Port Moresby in early 2018 in partnership with National St John Ambulance Service. The kits were specifically customised by National St John Ambulance Service paramedics to suit PNG conditions and common medical emergencies in PNG such as snake bite and drowning. Also included is a manual for quick reference for all types of First Aid Emergencies. First Aid Kits are available via https://stjohn.org.pg