With the current situation faced at Port Moresby General Hospital Mortuary the National Capital District Provincial Health Authority (NCD PHA) plans to take over and assist POM GEN with the mortuary. NCD PHA CEO Dr. Steven Yennie said, currently, it is not the responsibility of the NCD PHA, however, they have sent a letter to the National Capital District Commission to take over the issues surrounding the POM GEN Mortuary as well as the environmental & public health sector in NCD. “We are still waiting on NCDC’s side to release these areas of interest which are currently pressing at this…
Author: Paula DAVID
A video of the Port Moresby General Hospital (PMGH) Mortuary is currently being widely viewed and shared on social media on the state of the facility. The mortuary is a function of National Capital District Commission (NCDC), unfortunately this facility is at PMGH and PMGH is forced to take on the function. PMGH in a statement on Monday said the mortuary cannot take on the load of a growing population. PMGH CEO Dr Paki Molumi said, “It’s an everyday thing, only that it’s now gone viral on social media.” “As of Monday 2nd of January 2023 around lunch time, there…
A taxi driver in the city of Port Moresby was caught up in an armed robbery at Tuna Bay Resort after criminals pretending to be customers, forced him to transport them to the location yesterday, Friday 30th December where they robbed the place. Father of three Mr. Jonah Timos from Mt Hagen in the Western Highlands province, said while parked at Vadavada round-about patiently waiting for customers, three (3) well-dressed men hopped into his taxi and asked to be dropped off at Tuna Bay Resort, Taurama. Mr. Timos said there was nothing suspicious about the 3 men because of the…
The NCD Governor’s Cup round- robin matches will end today after the tournament kicked off in the nation’s capital on Tuesday 27th December. The tournament has about 48 teams participating with all matches played out at the Ipi Park at Hohola. Hohola Ipi Park Pool C Venue Coordinator Mr. Alex Kis said there are 4 pools with 12 teams in each of the pools. He said after the third round- robin games today, they will pick the top 16 teams to go into the knock-outs. “After the knock out matches, they will then go into the quarter finals, semis and…
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,…
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…