Nurses frusrated over late payment of salaries
More than 30 Nurses from Catholic run health centers in Madang marched last Friday to the Catholic Church headquarters demanding to know why their salaries...
Category : Life
World Toilet Day encourages hygienic practices
November 19 was the World Toilet Day. A day set aside to encourage hygienic practices. Representatives of the Health Department, and World Health Organization (WHO)...
OK Tedi Mining blamed for Health epidemic in Western Province
The Health epidemic in the Western Province has reached catastrophic levels. And those affected are mostly women and girls suffering from abnormal bleeding after menstruation....
Sesame Street’s Elmo: Puppeteer’s Sex Offense Accuser Changes Tune
After action taken to protect his reputation Elmo’s puppeteer, Kevin Clash, has had his name cleared by none other than the accuser himself. Kevin Clash,...
Health, Police and Customs combine to fight illegal medicine imports
The Department of Health together with PNG Customs Services and Royal PNG Constabulary signed a Memorandum of Understanding. Under this MOU they will work together...
Court rules against Halle Berry
Regardless of evidence suggesting threats to Halle Berry and her child Nahla’s personal safety, a judge has ruled against Berry taking her child away from...
Splitzville: Jusin Beiber and Selena Gomez
It’s official. After false rumors of a break-up between teen heart throb, Justin Beiber and beautiful Selena Gomez surfaced in May this year, it seems...
PNG Men HIV status still unknown
The proportion of men infected with HIV and the extent of the HIV epidemic in PNG’s rural areas is still unknown. Estimates from 2010 show...
Ahi festival aiming to promote Lae’s original identity
Preparations have begun for a festival that aims to promote the identity of the original inhabitants of Lae City. The Ahi festival is expected to...
Health and safety is a Mining concern
The second National Mining Emergency Response Challenge is scheduled to take place in Port Moresby from the 14th to the 15th of November. This event...