Sohe District

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Sohe District is a district of the Oro Province of Papua New Guinea. Its capital is Kokoda. The population was 86,547 at the 2011 census.{{cite web|url=http://www.statoids.com/ypg.html|title=Districts of Papua New Guinea|website=statoids.com}}

In 2017, St. Andrew's First Aid Australia{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/firstaid.org.au/|title=Facebook|website=www.facebook.com}}{{User-generated source|certain=yes|date=March 2022|title=Facebook|website=www.facebook.com}} commenced first aid support to the villages along the Kokoda track. They presented their highest citation to Havala Laula, the last of the WWII Fuzzy Wuzzy Angels at a ceremony in Melbourne's Heroes Club in March of that same year. The Governor General of Australia General Sir Peter Cosgrove, AK, MC presented Havala with the Governor General of Australia's Medallion on ANZAC Day in PNG as part of the 75th Anniversary Commemorations of the Battle of Milne Bay.

In 2018, St. Andrew's First Aid Australia in conjunction with The Weary Dunlop Foundation {{Cite web|url=http://www.wearydunlopfoundation.com.au/|title=Sir Edward 'Weary' Dunlop | Medical Research Foundation|website=www.wearydunlopfoundation.com.au}} have joined together to raise funds to send trained first aid instructors to go to the Kokoda Track and teach the locals first aid. The Member for Sohe District Mr Henry Amuli, MP has thrown his support behind the project by supporting the inbound team.

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Category:Districts of Papua New Guinea

Category:Oro Province

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