Minister Confirms African Swine Fever In Png
The National Agriculture Quarantine and Inspection Authority has announced a new disease affecting pigs in the country. Agriculture Minister John Simon yesterday confirmed that the...
Category : Awareness
No funding for WHP COVID-19 taskforce
A Provincial Task Force Committee for Western Highlands Province has been formed this week, without a budget to run awareness programs or preparedness and response...
Balimo Raises COVID-19 Concern
Middle Fly MP, Roy Biyama says he stands ready to fight COVID-19 should it enter his district in the Western Province. He stated that the...
WHPHA COVID-19 Holds Prevention Meeting
Western Highlands Provincial Health Authority held its first preventative meeting today about COVID-19 with Provincial Government and stakeholders. Western Highlands is in the Green color...
Inconsistencies and Uncertainties as PNG Announces First COVID -19 Case
And so it’s out. PNGs first case. 2019 Novel Coronavirus. n2019coronavirus covid-19. In what is arguably the most anticipated media conference since the announcement of...
Implementing Counter Measures
A joint task force team will be set up by the National Department of Health, Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary and St John Ambulance to...
NCD Sets Up COVID-19 Task Force
A task force team set up by the National Capital District is expected to stop all public gathering including sporting events and church activities as...
Drama and Panic as PNG Government Blunders through its COVID-19 Crisis Communications
A day of intense drama officially ended just before nine o’clock on Wednesday night when Papua New Guinea’s Prime Minister, James Marape, casually announced on...
Health Minister Wong Releases Statement on Result of COVID-19 Case
Minister For Health Jelta Wong, has released a statement regarding the suspected Coronavirus patient in Lae. This comes after a panicky day in the country,...
Military Put On Alert as PNG Restricts Overseas Flights
The Papua New Guinea Defence Force has been put on alert as the health minister formally declared the COVID-19 as a “quarantinable disease” under the...