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…
Author: Paula DAVID
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…
The JICA Chair program on Japanese Modernization administered at the University of Papua New Guinea, for the School of Humanities and Social Sciences officially signed a Memorandum of Understanding between JICA and UPNG on Wednesday this week. UPNG Vice-Chancellor Professor Frank Griffin said, the program was on and off but with the official signing of the MoU at the UPNG Council room between UPNG and JICA they will now be consistent and ensure activities are delivered. “With this formalization process this allows us to engage in a more active way to assist one another’s interest in making sure that what…
The Papua New Guinean University of Technology’s (PNGUOT) Society of Women Engineers (SWE) Association hosted a mental health awareness program last week. Mental health is very important as it includes one’s emotional, psychological, and social well-being. It affects how one thinks, feel, and act. It also helps determine how they handle stress, relate to others, and make healthy choices. Mental health is important at every stage of life, from childhood and adolescence through to adulthood Director of Society of Women Engineer Association Ms. Philomena Fowler said since the establishment of the association last year, they have been carrying out mental health…
Over 200 midwives across the country kicked off the PNG Midwifery Society 4th national symposium that will run for 3days with the theme: “Impact of Covid-19 on maternal New-born and Child Health.” The future of this country depends on good healthy people and that all comes down to our health system and health workers as human resource is the most important resource of any country. PNG Midwifery Society Interim President Sr. Mary Sitaing said the sole purpose of this symposium is to bring together midwifes to equip them with the growing knowledge and skills to tackle the number of maternal…