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A new clinic at Wirui in Wewak will begin providing day services to patients starting today, Sept 2, according to East Sepik Governor Allan Bird. The Brother Matthew Bouten Memorial urban clinic, constructed at a cost of K4.6 million and completed over two years, was officially opened on Tuesday.
During the opening, Governor Bird announced that the clinic would initially offer day services starting on Sept 2. He mentioned that once sufficient staff are recruited, the clinic will operate 24 hours, with additional facilities to be introduced to upgrade it into the Wewak district hospital. Bird noted that this clinic would help alleviate the burden on the Sir Michael Somare Memorial Hospital in Boram. The Port Moresby General Hospital has established a National Identity Card (NID) facility and will begin collecting birth records, with NID numbers to be issued, following an agreement with the Civil Identity Registry (CIR) on Friday. Chief Executive Officer of the hospital, Paki Molumi, stated that since assuming office in 2019, he had requested the CIR to set up an NID facility at the hospital to streamline the registration process. Molumi emphasized that the hospital, being a central location where many people seek services, was ideal for collecting data efficiently.
 PNG Health Department and WHO Host Workshop to Boost Public Health Workforce The Papua New Guinea National Department of Health (NDoH), in partnership with the World Health Organization (WHO) in Papua New Guinea, conducted a workshop aimed at enhancing the country's national workforce capacity to deliver essential public health functions. The workshop took place from August 6-9 at the Airways Hotel in Port Moresby.
With guidance from a WHO delegation, 50 national experts from various sectors across PNG participated in the event. The focus was on implementing the WHO Roadmap to strengthen national workforce capacity in critical public health functions. In his opening remarks, Mr. Ken Wai, NDoH Deputy Secretary for Public Health, highlighted the importance of people in every aspect of public health. He acknowledged that PNG faces significant health challenges and emergencies, exacerbated by a severe shortage of public health workers across its 22 provinces. Typhoid has become endemic in Papua New Guinea's Highlands region and requires increased awareness, according to Dr. Jackson Appo, Provincial Disease Control Officer for Eastern Highlands. Dr. Appo emphasized the pressing issue of typhoid, a disease primarily spread through contaminated food and water due to inadequate hygiene practices.
Dr. Appo noted that despite significant progress in controlling various diseases this century,  Miss Bird of Paradise Tyler Crystal Singirok, Colgate Palmolive (PNG) Ltd, in partnership with the National Department of Health, marked the 13th annual National Toothbrushing Day recently, emphasizing the ongoing commitment to oral health throughout Papua New Guinea. The initiative saw participation from over 400,000 students, teachers, community groups, and organizations across 601 schools.
The Boroko Salvation Army Primary School in the National Capital District was among the 601 schools taking part in the event. Approximately 350 students from grades 5 to 8, along with their principal Mrs. Mary Kalit and school staff, attended the celebration. Notable guests included Colgate Palmolive PNG Ltd General Manager Mr. John Wood, reigning Miss Bird of Paradise Tyler Crystal Singirok, and Deputy Health Secretary Mr. Ken Kandap Wai. A senior management staff member of the National Capital District Health Authority (NCDPHA) was arrested and charged on Thursday for misappropriating K1 million in state funds. The suspect faces charges of conspiracy to defraud, abuse of office, and misappropriation under the Criminal Code Act. She is currently held at the Boroko Police Station.
The arrest followed an investigation by the National Fraud and Anti-corruption Directorate in Konedobu. During her Record of Interview (RoI), it was revealed that she, along with 11 other individuals, received extra salaries through an unauthorized offline payroll system in pay period No. 13 of 2023. A laboratory technician at the Port Moresby General Hospital appeared in court for allegedly stealing lifesaving tubes valued at K7,000.
Committal Court Magistrate Paul Puri Nii read the charges to Jonathan Ipoipo, 59, from Unggai’s Ramu village in Eastern Highlands, and adjourned the case to August 8 for further mention. Police prosecutor Sgt. Peter Samghy informed the court that this was Ipoipo’s first appearance for arraignment. The complainant, hospital chief executive officer Dr. Paki Molumi, alleged that Ipoipo was working as the second-in-charge of the haematology laboratory at the time of the incident. The National St John Ambulance Service manages approximately 4,000 emergency calls each day and responds to around 60 per shift, according to Alexander Dimain, Commander for Ambulance Education. Dimain highlighted the immense pressure faced by emergency ambulance drivers and the extensive training they undergo to manage this stress.
In response to the demands of their work, St John Ambulance has launched a new training program for its drivers and commanders. The advanced emergency driving course began on Monday at their headquarters for the first group of six commanders and drivers and concludes today. This training will also be rolled out to regional stations in Lae and Kokopo. The management of Laloki Psychiatric Hospital is conducting thorough checks on patients who have been neglected over a nine-month period from 2023 to 2024. Chief Executive Officer Dr. Losavati Aisi revealed that a significant number of psychiatric detainees had not received attention during this time.
“We receive two to three court orders every two weeks from correctional institutions nationwide, as Laloki is the only specialist psychiatric hospital in the country,” Dr. Aisi explained. She added that they are currently reviewing files and coordinating with prisons to assess the status of these patients. Over 400 nurses across the eight districts of Eastern Highlands are on high alert due to imminent shortages of life-saving medicines, caused by an ongoing dispute over the chief executive officer (CEO) position at Goroka Hospital.
The president of the Eastern Highlands Nurses Association, Noxy Gunere, stated that the conflict has stalled the purchase and procurement of essential clinical supplies necessary for primary patient care. Gunere urged the Provincial Health Authority (PHA) board to swiftly resolve the suspension of former CEO Dr. Joe Apa and the appointment of acting CEO Dr. Pomusa Warima. |
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