Medical School staff wants remuneration packages reviewed
Staff at Papua New Guinea’s only Medical School want the government to review their remuneration packages. This is from the executive dean of UPNG School...
Category : Health
Morobe Health patrol reveals poor child vaccination
A month-long Maternal and Child Health Patrol into the Tsilitsili area of Lower Watut, Morobe Province revealed that almost all the children under the age...
Ted Diro Primary gets mini clinic
Students missing classes to seek medical treatment will be an absenteeism of the past for Ted Diro Primary School students in the national capital. The...
Bana gains access to health services at last
About eight thousand people in the Bana area of Central Bougainville now have health services closer to them with the opening of a new hospital....
PIH goes Worldclass
A new world class hospital is soon to operate in the country. Owned and operated by the Pacific International Hospital (PIH), it will provide many...
Women urged to seek regular breast cancer check-ups
Women in Papua New Guinea have been urged to go for regular breast cancer check-ups. That’s from Sister Ellie Winge from the Oncology Unit at...
Government challenged to ensure quality patient care
In the presence of the Health Minister, one of the long serving and respected medical doctors, Sir Isis Kevau challenged the government to ensure quality...
Nurses Complain of Intimidation by Management
Nurses at a Catholic Church run health center have told of how they’re being intimidated by their management for continuously raising concerns over pay and...
Supplementary Immunization Activity contributes to fewer child deaths from Measles
The supplementary Immunization Activity (SIA) implemented by the National Department of Health in April and May this year reached approximately 88 per cent children with...
Three new Aid Posts for rural Madang
Health Services in Madang got some assistance from the Australian Government through the Incentive Fund. Three districts have received Aid Posts and accommodation for health...