The Leprosy Disease has been around since ancient times and most Papua New Guineans only knowledge of the Leprosy disease is through the Bible, apart from that, they have no knowledge of its very existence in the country right now. Leprosy is an infectious disease that causes severe, disfiguring skin sores and nerve damage in the arms, legs, and skin areas around your and is likened to tuberculosis (TB) because it is airborne and is spread through water droplets and just like TB, it is curable once treated. In commemoration of the World Leprosy Day on Friday 5th February 2021, the National Department of Health…
Author: Genesis KETAN
The Cheshire Disability Services in Port Moresby got a timely assistance today in the form of a cheque of K9, 980 along with other donated goods from the Hilton Hotel. This was part of the Hilton Hotels community service assistance under their global community support program called the Blue Energy scheme, they did the Carols under the Stars last Christmas and to raise money to support these children with special needs. The proceedings from this event was K9, 980 and that with other goods were given over to the Cheshire Disability Home today. Cheshire Board Member Mr. Kevin Buckby said…
The leading distributer of Pharmaceuticals in PNG has just ventured into retail with the opening of its new pharmacy in the Nation’s Capital today. Sesago Healthcare and Pharmaceuticals have been a wholesale distributer for the past 10 years but today marked a significant development in the business with the opening of Discount Pharmacy. Sales Manager Mr. Pradeep Panda said there was an imbalance of the ratio of the population to the number of existing pharmacies leaving a gap in the market. “There’s about 70 pharmacies in a PNG and our population is close to 9million and because of this gap…
Underprivileged children who have been salvaged from the harsh living conditions of Port Moresby and given a second chance in life by a local charity organization and NGO have many more reasons to smile following a kind donation of K25, 000 by a Stationary Shop in the city. Theodist Stationary Supermarket presented today a timely K25, 000 cheque to support Life PNG Care and its ongoing program of taking care of underprivileged children. The charity organization based in Gerehu, Port Moresby, which focuses on impacting the lives of unfortunate children through education were pleased with the donation saying it was…
A partnership between NCD and Southern Highlands Province has seen the birth of the SHP Hope Cup Rugby League challenge which gets underway this weekend starting Friday in Mendi. “To bring peace, harmony and unity to our people in Mendi, Southern Highlands Province is the main purpose of the SHP Hope Cup,” said NCD Governor Powes Parkop whilst giving an update on the event this week. Moni Plus Port Moresby Vipers and Motu-Koita Lakatois are two teams from Port Moresby who will grace the three-day challenge with their participation in Mendi. To be held this weekend from the 22nd -…
Putting God first as a sector and individually was the main point in the keynote speech delivered by the Minister of Information and Communication, Timothy Masiu during the Departments dedication service yesterday. “In everything that we do as a Department, we must put God first and foremost,” said Mr. Masiu. “All that the Department has achieved in 2020 was not by sheer luck but through God’s grace.” Apart from the Department of Information and Communication, present for the dedication service also was the National Broadcasting Network (NBC) and National Information and Communications Technology Authority (NICTA). Mr. Masiu reminded the workers…
A group of Gulf students from various tertiary institutions across the country have been spending their school break raising awareness on the importance of education to children, students and parents in the Gulf Province. This voluntary awareness program which started last week and ended over the weekend, saw 21 Gulf students visiting the main villages in the Province. The idea was proposed by a third year Applied Chemistry student of the University of Technology, Benjamin Bal who reached out to fellow Gulf students of other tertiary institutions to carry out this awareness. “We visited the main villages Iokea, Lese, Moveave,…
The Final 29 men SP Hunters was announced this week at the Oil Search National Football stadium after the omission of 6 players. According to SP Hunters Coach Matthew Church, Ricko Jimmy, Rhadly Brawa, Sunny Lipu, Ben Kennedy, Jordan Pat and Valentine Culligan were released. “It was a tough conversation to have with each player, one part of the job of a coach we don’t look forward to but it’s best to be honest,” he said. He encouraged them to keep playing hard and well in their Digicel Cup. Meanwhile, 11 new faces were added into the squad. Coach Matthew…
A new partnership will now enable members of the PNG Health Assurance (PHA) to directly bill their medical prescriptions to PHA Health Assurance from any one of the 32 City Pharmacy branches at a discounted rate. This partnership was announced today by the Deputy CEO of PHA Insurance John Elisa and the CEO of City Pharmacy Navin Raju. According to Mr Elisa, PHA Insurance members will be able to readily access prescriptions and basic health care in all City Pharmacy outlets nationwide. “This is more affordable and accessible for our members since CPL has 32 branches country wide,” said Mr.…
Department of Education witnessed the formal handing over of the Ministry of Education from the outgoing Minister and member of Wosera-Gaui, Joseph Yopyoypy to the member of Usino-Bundi Jimmy Uguro this week. In his farewell remarks, Outgoing Minister Joseph Yopyoypy stressed on the importance of education and that it is only through education we can truly take back PNG. “We talk about taking back PNG than education is the way to go because only through an educated population we can change the nation,” he said. In the last 18 months he has pushed for more reforms and policies to be…