Kudjip Nazarene Hospital is the new Provincial Hospital for Jiwaka Province.
Health Minister, Michael Malabag, officially declared and signed a Memorandum of Understanding between the Jiwaka Provincial Government, National Health Department and the Nazaren Health Services.
Three health centres were also declared.
Jiwaka Governor, Dr William Tongap, said the Kudjip Provincial Hospital will still be managed and run by the Nazarene Health Service.
He said the Church has successfully run the facility for the past 60 years and it will be injustice to build a new Provincial Hospital.
The National and Provincial Government will only partner with Nazarene Health Services in terms of funding.
Jiwaka Province did not have a Provincial Hospital for the last 5 years.
Many of its sub-health centres and clinics were rundown.
The Kudjip Nazarene Hospital acts as a Provincial and Regional hospital by providing quality health care services to the people of Jiwaka, Western Highlands Province, Simbu, Eastern Highlands, and Enga Province.
Most of the doctors there are specialists from overseas.
With their reputation, the Health Department and the National and Provincial Government declared Kudjip Nazarene Hospital the Provincial Hospital. Other three health centres which were declared as district hospitals are in Minj, Nondugul and Jimi.
Tongap is urging the National Government to put in the three district hospitals and one Provincial Hospital into their Five year budget plan.
