People are been urged to call the ambulance in an event when there’s an accident with casualties or if the patient is severely unwell. Chief Medical Officer of St John Ambulance (SJA) & Specialist Emergency Physician at the Port Moresby General Hospital Dr Mangu Kendino said, in the event that any injury has occurred or the out-patient is severely unwell, the by-standers or the family of the patient who is unwell are required to call the ambulance as soon as possible. Injuries can potentially get worse when handled incorrectly and therefore, in a fall, assault or particularly a motor-vehicle accident,…
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Double celebrations for Warangoi Rural Hospital in East New Britain that recorded two babies born on Christmas day. Warangoi Rural Hospital Sister-in-Charge & Mid-Wife Rosemary Sylvester says, apart from both baby boys successfully delivered, the out-patient ward was quiet with no patients. “Both baby boys were delivered normal and are in good health, one being 3.5kg and the other weighing 3kg.” “Apart from this, the out-patient ward was really quiet and had no patients there until this morning but with only minor issues reported.” She added that, though medical supply of drugs is always an issued face at all hospitals,…
The Port Moresby General Hospital is considering charging fees to people under the influence of alcohol when trying to seek medical attention at the hospital. PMGH CEO Dr. Paki Molumi said they are looking at putting in some fees for those who come intoxicated. There’s been a lot of intoxicated persons coming into the emergency department (ED) and abuse the staff verbally and physically. For this sake, they are looking at putting in some fees so that the general public can take some responsibility when drinking. “There are processes that we need to get approval from the board before we…
Three more days to Christmas and the Port Moresby General Hospital (PMGH) has been handling quite a number of cases at its Emergency ward. PMGH Chief Executive officer Dr. Paki Molumi said the hospital sees almost six-to-seven hundred (600-700) patients a day and most of these are trauma cases. “More than 50% of trauma cases are alcohol & fight related cases that results to people getting knife wounds and ending up at the hospital.” He further extended an appeal to the general public to keep safe and celebrate responsibly this festive season. “City residents are urged to take care of…
Five days away from Christmas and the festive season is here now. During this time, city residents of Port Moresby are urged to take care of yourselves. Port Moresby General Hospital (POMGEN) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Dr. Paki Molumi extends this call to the public adding the hospital has seen a lot of trauma cases in past weeks. Dr Molumi is urging all residents to take extra care during this festive holidays. “POM GEN is the central hub that receives patients not only from NCD but parts of Gulf and the Central Province who come in to seek medical treatment…
A formal complaint will be laid at the Police Station by the Port Moresby General Hospital (POMGEN) due to the incident that occured over the weekend at the PMGH Emergency Ward by a drunken Defense Force personnel. According to Port Moresby General Hospital CEO Dr. Paki Molumi, the solder was under the influence of alcohol when he entered the Emergency Ward and demanded to be served. “But due to a lot of patients and not been served at his request, the solder threw a tantrum and destroyed one of the vital electronic machines used to measure patients’ blood pressure at…
Since the last COVID-19 update given by the National Control Center, the number of cases in the National Capital District (NCD) has seen a decline. NCD Provincial Health Authority (PHA) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Dr. Steven Yennie said that the statistics have declined rapidly because of the number of people getting the vaccine have increased. He said this is because all the health facilities in NCD are rolling out the vaccine for those who want to be vaccinated. “For vaccination, we got a very good coverage for vaccination in NCD. Our team is very active in terms of carrying out…
A high-level team of specialist medical doctors from China, based at the Port Moresby General Hospital in the National Capital District, marked 20 years of their services in the country. The team of doctors specialized in minimal invasive surgical procedures have worked closely for the past 20 years with local doctors to serve the people of PNG with excellent medical skills and training. At the ceremony to mark the dedication and service of the Chinese Medical team, witnessed by the Health Secretary Dr. Osbourne Liko, and PMGH Chief Executive Officer Dr. Paki Molumi, Chinese Ambassador to PNG Zeng Fanhua said,…
One of the major undertakings of the government in the Education Sector is the full upgrade of the current school of Medicine and Health Sciences to be the new PNG University of Medicine and Health Sciences, says the Minsiter for Finance and Planning Rainbo Paita. This was announced when the 2023 budget was drawn out at parliament. “This is a project is a priority investment of this government and we have committed a total of K50 million to go towards the new PNG University of Medicine and Health Sciences, says Minister Paita.” This when established will ensure increased number of…
The government has announced it will commence the construction of a 395 bed provincial hospital for the Central Province with an allocation of K50 million from the K258 million Provincial Health Authority Investment. The Minister for Finance and Planning Rainbo Paita said this when the 2023 Budget was drawn down at parliament yesterday afternoon. He said it is the first budget for the 11th parliament and is the largest budget in PNG’s history at K24.5 billion. Minister Paita said, boosting investments in the health and education sectors equates to a more productive society and a growing economy. “The health sector…