{"id":500,"date":"2024-01-05T16:49:55","date_gmt":"2024-01-05T08:49:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/test.gfh-asia.org\/?p=500"},"modified":"2026-11-02T13:04:16","modified_gmt":"2026-11-02T05:04:16","slug":"macau-sar-head-office-and-asia-hub","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gfh-asia.org\/asia\/macau-sar-head-office-and-asia-hub\/","title":{"rendered":"We&#8217;re Remodeling"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Remodeling and re-invention:\u00a0 <\/strong>Also see <a href=\"https:\/\/gfh-asia.org\/asia\/2016-progress-report\/\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">HERE <\/span><\/a>for more info<strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-1294 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/gfh-asia.org\/asia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/IMG_1137-300x172.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"299\" height=\"171\" data-id=\"1294\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gfh-asia.org\/asia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/IMG_1137-300x172.png 300w, https:\/\/gfh-asia.org\/asia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/IMG_1137.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 299px) 100vw, 299px\" \/><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Although first incorporated in the USA in 2001, our Board resolved to\u00a0establish the <strong>Head Office<\/strong> to Macau SAR in 2009, due to a welcoming government, no-fee\u00a0operation of aircraft at the airport for humanitarian aircraft, proximity to many developing countries and embracing by superb corporate sponsors, such as <em>Sofitel Luxury Hotels, Venetian<\/em> and <em>MGM<\/em> Casinos &#8230; and more.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Since Covid Lockdowns<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>We opted to <strong>change the focus<\/strong> on acquiring a wide-bodied jet for refurbishment into a flying hospital, which became clear it was simply unsuitable for access into remote\u00a0 runways, let alone the <strong>mammoth task<\/strong> of recruitment of volunteer medical professionals, visas, accommodation and more.<\/li>\n<li>Our Board is peopled by <strong>aviation professionals<\/strong>, helping us identify and choose tough cargo jets, built for alternate landing zones and ferrying mobile clinics and equipment.<\/li>\n<li>We&#8217;ve opted to supply<strong> mobile medical clinics<\/strong> (outfitted for various specialisms as dental, ophthalmology, surgical, women&#8217;s health etc), plus emergency shelters, sanitation, and water purification products.\u00a0 We supply these to medical professionals, governments, medical charities and others in developing countries. Along with emergency shelters with lockable doors and windows, for safety, security and weather resitance!<\/li>\n<li><strong style=\"text-align: right;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3060 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/gfh-asia.org\/asia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image_791e7e6c-224x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"152\" height=\"203\" data-id=\"3060\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gfh-asia.org\/asia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image_791e7e6c-224x300.jpg 224w, https:\/\/gfh-asia.org\/asia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image_791e7e6c-765x1024.jpg 765w, https:\/\/gfh-asia.org\/asia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image_791e7e6c-768x1029.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gfh-asia.org\/asia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image_791e7e6c.jpg 896w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 152px) 100vw, 152px\" \/><\/strong>The covid &#8220;lockdowns&#8221; caused the <strong>loss of funding<\/strong> from our sponsors and donors &#8211; so we are working on more sophisticated business models, including Supercar Art Unions (charitable raffles), VIP gala events, re-engaging corporate sponsors &#8230; and launching our glossy magazine (<strong>GLAM<\/strong>) for distribution in hotel lobbies, airport lounges etc!<\/li>\n<li>During the challenging time we resolved to <strong>totally re-invent<\/strong>, not simply fine-tune or change aircraft models.\u00a0 In this new world it&#8217;s no longer safe to have all-the-eggs-in-one-basket, due to future lockdowns, government restrictions, red tape, fundraising challenges and staff recruitment etc.<\/li>\n<li>We are committed to growing our <strong>Head Office in Macau<\/strong>.\u00a0 Administration, global marketing, publication of the GFH glossy magazine (<em>GLAM<\/em>), IT, and all back-office work will base there.\u00a0 We are focused on building GFH into a world-reowned <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">highly-professional organisation,<\/span> providing medical care for those in need.<\/li>\n<li>The future plans will see the <strong>Manufacturing Plant<\/strong> (for the 21st Century mobile clinics and products) established in Phnom Penh, <strong>Cambodia<\/strong>.\u00a0 This is now the fastest growing SE Asian country, with a new forward-thinking government, it&#8217;s forward thrust into a FinTech country and massive investment from Japan, Malaysia and China.<\/li>\n<li>We&#8217;ve incorporated a <strong>Cairns; Australia<\/strong> <strong>Pacific Hub<\/strong> hub to service Sth. Pacific island countries, Papua New Guinea and other surrounding countries in need &#8230; along with outback Australia, which also suffers from a lack of medical resources.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>So now; Global Flying Hospitals will be wider, more global, stronger, with a clear-vision of reaching <\/em><em>and helping many people in need; in multiple developing countries!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 Remodeling and re-invention:\u00a0 Also see HERE for more info Although first incorporated in the USA in 2001, our Board resolved to\u00a0establish the Head Office to Macau SAR in 2009, due to a welcoming government, no-fee\u00a0operation of aircraft at the airport for humanitarian aircraft, proximity to many developing countries and embracing by superb corporate sponsors, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2999,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-500","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gfh-asia.org\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/500","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gfh-asia.org\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gfh-asia.org\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gfh-asia.org\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gfh-asia.org\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=500"}],"version-history":[{"count":27,"href":"https:\/\/gfh-asia.org\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/500\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3062,"href":"https:\/\/gfh-asia.org\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/500\/revisions\/3062"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gfh-asia.org\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2999"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gfh-asia.org\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=500"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gfh-asia.org\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=500"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gfh-asia.org\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=500"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}