Upgrade of hospitals gets K1.4bn budget allocation
THE K1.4 billion allocation for the health sector in the 2014 national budget is focused on the upgrade and redevelopment o…
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PNG heart surgeons need more training
MORE professional training is needed for cardiac surgeons and other health workers to raise the health standards in PNG. …
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There is hope to fight Cancer in Papua New Guinea
THERE is hope in the fight against cancer in Papua New Guinea, a group of experts said yesterday. The group from the Inte…
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Kotna Rural Hospital in the Dei electorate gets new Ambulance
EMERGENCY treatment for the critically ill or injured is now possible with the Health Ministry planning to deliver better e…
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Hospital Staff Moral dropping in PNG
STAFF morale at the Port Moresby General Hospital is low after Prime Minister Peter O’Neill announced that the hospital wou…
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Leadership key to fight diseases in Papua New Guinea
INTERNATIONAL singer and humanitarian campaigner, Mampi helped launch the National AIDS Council’s red and white ribbon camp…
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Diabetes is lifestyle disease in Papua New Guinea
THE Diabetes Association of Papua New Guinea conducted free tests yesterday to mark World Diabetes Day. The free tests w…
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Minor cases ending up in hospitals
PREGNANT women in rural areas who should be receiving medical care at health centres are being referred to hospitals, resea…
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PNG HealthDepartment seeks expert help to address cancer
THE Health Department has sought help from experts to address cancer in Papua New Guinea due to the lack of experts and tec…
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Mendi School of Nursing principal Sr Lucy Langer wants improve nursing school
DEMAND for nurses in the country increases each year yet annual intake of students remains the same because there is no imp…
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Under-aged pregnancy a problem in Papua New Guinea
MORE than seven million girls under 18 years old give birth every year, a United Nations report says. The State of World …
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Kundiawa Hospital introduces free health care policy
THE Kundiawa General Hospital hsa introduced the Government’s free health care policy last week The Government has made a…
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Child pneumonia vaccine introduced in PNG
A new vaccine will be introduced for children as part of the national immunisation program to combat pneumonia. Pneumoni…
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Colon Cancer survivor sets up association to help patients in PNG
FOUR years ago Janet Yaki, wife of former Ialibu-Pangia MP Roy Yaki, was close to death from cancer of the colon (large int…
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Colon cancer ‘a killer’
A LEADING paediatric surgeon at the Port Moresby General Hospital says colon (large intestine) cancer is little known but a…
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Major drive to restore blood in PNG hospitals
A MAJOR blood donation drive is underway to restock the blood banks in hospitals. The Port Moresby General Hospital and t…
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Maru decries State of Wewak’s Boram Hospital
A STATE of emergency (SOE) needs to be declared on Wewak’s Boram Hospital due to rundown facilities and poor conditions, Y…
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Madang Modilon Hospital gets live saving machine
PATIENTS requiring intensive care at the Modilon General Hospital will be relieved that some life-saving machines are now r…
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Nurses not happy with Health Department over poor representation
NURSES are unhappy with the Heatlh Department for not sending a representative to the week-long symposium in Mendi, Southe…
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PNG Nurses recognised for contribution to health care
NURSING is finally being recognised as a vital profession in this country through the amount of money it received at the 12…
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Cancer treatment in Papua New Guinea
Cancer treatment in Papua New Guinea (PNG) is a major concern. In the past prior to the discovery of HIV and AIDS, cancer …
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PNG has high Cancer cases in the Pacific region
Papua New Guinea has one of the highest number of mouth and throat cancer cases in the Pacific region, Health Minister Mich…
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ACCOMMODATION FOR MENDI NURSES
Twelve two-bedroom units have been built at the Mendi General Hospital to ease staff housing problems. Twelves nurses w…
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PNG Health Workers to train in Taiwan
NATIONAL Doctors Association president Dr James Naipao has welcomed a training scholarship programme in Taiwan for local he…
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Clinics to offer free tests
TEAMS will be stationed at main urban clinics in Port Moresby to conduct free blood pressure and sugar level checks next we…
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PNG HEALTH SURVEYORS TO CHECK HOSPITALS
For the first time, a team of national health surveyors are on a tour around the country assessing the state of all general…
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Goilala needs local teachers, health workers
GOILALA MP Daniel Mona has made an urgent appeal to Chirime health workers and teachers to return and rebuild their home wi…
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12 complete health training
TWELVE health care workers from across the Lihir Islands have completed a two-week integrated management of childhood illne…
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Taiwanese Medical Team helps Eye Patients in PNG
A MEDICAL team from Taiwan is at Lae’s Angau Memorial Hospital to treat people with problems affecting their eye-sight and …
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Angau General Hospital work will take time
HEALTH Secretary Pascoe Kase says it may take up to two years before the much-publicised Australian assistance to the rundo…
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Scholarships for PNG health workers soon
MORE scholarships will be made available soon for the country’s young doctors and nurses who wish to purse masters degree i…
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Hospital controls visitors
THE Port Moresby General Hospital will be issuing access cards to patient guardians and visitors from next week. Chief e…
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MRDC BUILDS HEALTH CENTRE FOR PAUA
Managing director of MRDC, Augustine Mano arrived in Moro on an Air Niugini charter flight with the company of member for…
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ANGAU GENERAL HOSPITAL GETS TAIWANESE HELP
Angau General Hospital gets help. Photo EMTV Lae’s Angau Hospital will receive assistance from Taiwan’s Changhua Christ…
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Free dental checks in Port Moresby
CITY Pharmacy and Colgate are jointly promoting dental care by conducting free dental checks in Port Moresby. The team co…
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1000 PNG Nurses attend event
PRIME Minister Peter O’Neill is expected to be in Mendi, Southern Highlands, today for the official opening of the Papua N…
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Little orphan beats all odds
Mary Jude is a 13-year-old girl who lost both her parents to AIDS. Her father died when she was still not born. Her mothe…
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Doctors predict looming health crisis
THE Papua New Guinea Medical Society predicts a massive health crisis is at our doorsteps with most hospitals and health ce…
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