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Eastern Highlands Provincial Health Authority (EHPHA) is focusing on achieving the leading health indicators in the province by planning is to make health care services accessible to all in the province.
Their plan is to make health care services accessible to all in the province, with the assistance from the Australian Government.
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After years of close monitoring and research by a group of anthologists in Enga Province, they have finally seen
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An Increase in police presence in the form of a foot beat Patrol will soon be out on the streets of Mt Hagen City maintaining law and order. This comes after numerous attacks by thugs on city dwellers and visitors.
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Specialist doctors at Goroka General Hospital are saying that many available drugs or medicines in the country are becoming ineffective. It is a growing concern, which has doctors fearing that sicknesses will be treated in a similar fashion to tuberculosis, with additional medication for drug-resistant strains.
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In Western Highlands Province, Mt Hagen General Hospital Pathology Manager, Dr Zure Kombati, says consistent funding needs to be provided by the National Health Department (NDoH) to run laboratory tests and such to detect sicknesses and diseases. This comes after Goroka General Hospital recently experienced deaths allegedly linked to a bacteria outbreak.
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The SP PNG Hunters will take on East Tigers in the 18th round of the Intrust Super Cup at Aipus Oval this weekend. The Hunters arrived yesterday in Wabag, and will receive the visitors tomorrow. Coach Michael Marum says the weekend game will be tough for both teams.
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The Mt Hagen Catholic Diocese rehabilitation program for prisoners at the Baisu Jail in Western Highlands Province has seen positive impacts. Led by the Baisu Jail Chaplin, Father Robert Noli, prisoners were given livestock to look after and food gardens to tend.
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Mt Hagen City residents are concerned that there is a breakdown of law and order in the city. There have been continuous attacks by thugs on people, demanding their handbags and money. People are being randomly attacked and residents have been advised to take precautions.
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Health Authorities in the Western Highlands are concerned at the alarming rates of deaths associated with malnutrition.
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Tambul-Nebilyer district health has taken on the initiative to train village mothers to assist mid-wives and nurses deliver babies. District Health Officer, Simi Rank, in a data report says that a lot of pregnant mothers do not go to the hospital or the nearest health center to deliver their babies.
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“It’s for alluvial gold. We did not bring it from China, Europe or Australia. This machine is locally built.”
“But I don’t think a National has come to that capacity of what I had in mind.”