Dr. Alphonse Rongap, Vice President of the National Doctors Association, announced yesterday that the staffs of ANGAU hospital are supporting the NECโs decision.
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He condoned the action taken by the local leaders of Morobe who blocked the ANGAU CEOโs office and petitioned the NEC over the appointment of ANGAUโs Acting CEO.
โAngau Hospital is a state institution and we must respect the decisions that the government makesโ, Dr. Rongap said.
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What that has happened at the hospital on Monday was described by Dr. Rongap as an act of disrespect to the state.
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โWe welcomed the decision of the National Executive Council in appointing a new CEO, and more so, the appointing of a new hospital board,โ Dr. Rangap said.
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The protest by the local leaders at the hospital comes a week later after NEC appointed Dr. Jims Abrahams, as the Acting ANGAUโs CEO until a permanent CEO is appointed.
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The leaders are representing the group, Voice of Morobe, who wants Dr. Polapoi Chalau, to be reinstated as the CEO of Angau hospital.
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โWe want Dr. Chalau to remain as the CEOโ, the local leaders said on Monday this week.
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On Tuesday, the Health Minister, Michael Malabag responded in a statement, calling on the local leaders to respect the governmentโs decision.
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But the ANGAU hospital is not new to this problem, last year, a series of event had happened at the hospital.
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The rape of a female nurse triggered the closure of the hospital for two days.
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The nurse unionโs boycotted work and demanded the hospital management to listen to their demands.
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ANGAU hospital will receive nearly K700 million from the asylum center deal that will go towards its major reconstruction.
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But a management problem may have serious implications on the redevelopment of ANGAU hospital.
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Much of the concerns that have been raised by the ANGAU hospital staffs have been on its board and management.
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And the ANGAU nurses and staffs hope the NECโs decision in appointing a new hospital boss will end all the anxiety that has come about at the hospital.
