Clinical operations at the Goroka Provincial Hospital in Eastern Highlands Province had to be scaled down with only a handful of clinical staff turning up for duties yesterday. The poor turn-out of staff was the result of the unfortunate event that unfolded and escalated over the weekend in Goroka town after the recent killing of the late PNG Ports CEO. Eastern Highlands Provincial Health Authority CEO Dr Joseph Apa said, they have scaled down their operations and only allowed the emergency ward to be open because they were short staffed. “Many of the hospital staff were in fear and did…
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Through Holiday Inn’s “Giving for Good Month” which has seen nearly three-hundred & fifty-thousand acts of kindness across the world, Buk Bilong Pikinini was honored to receive a kind donation worth K5, 000 from the Hotel and its management. According to Buk Bilong Pikinini’s Dorothy Koch, with the donation they are looking at purchasing around 30 class sets which are reader books that come in a pack of thirty that will be sent out to the BBP learning centers not only in the city but in the outer provinces as well. She thanked the Hotel and its Management for the…
Port Moresby General Hospital receives new ablution block for its Maternity wing the first phase of the “Helpim Karim Mama Haus” project headed by 3 of BSP’s strategic business units that combined to refurbished the maternity wing at the Port Moresby General Hospital was handed over to the hospital management. According to Natasha Beangke the Project Coordinator, the project came about after a site visit at the hospital where they saw the need for mothers to clean and care for themselves in a safe and clean environment after giving birth. ” It was very heart reaching when I saw a…
The Gordon’s Clinic here in the Nation’s Capital closed its doors on Monday morning due to the election violence related incidents that escalated around the area. According to Nursing Officer for Family Planning Sister Edna Ratu, the clinic had to close down its services because of the fighting going on at Gordons. “Even though people lined up as early as 6am in the morning to get checked, we had to send them home around 8:30am due to the situation.” Sister Ratu added that, the entire staff were sent home as well. “We are waiting for further directives from their clinic…
The Education Secretary Dr. Uke Kombra today issued a nationwide circular to all principals of secondary schools, and schools of excellence, as well as provincial education advisors advising of changes in the National Examination, dates for the 2022 Grade 12 Written Expression Examination. As per the Education Calendar 2022, the Grade 12 Written Expression examination is scheduled for Monday 1st August 2022 and all materials relating to the exam have already been dispatched to the respective schools in the country following normal procedures. In accordance with the existing schedule, all Grade 12 schools were expected to distribute the reading booklets…
This news just in! All NCD schools are suspended for the rest of this week, to resume classes next Monday 1st August 2022. That’s from Education Secretary Dr Uke Kombra. Grade 12 exams dates have been changed. The Written Expression exam scheduled for Monday 1st August is now deferred to Monday 15th August 2022. Keep listening to the news on NAU FM, Yumi FM & Legend FM & follow our news website pnghausbung.com for more on this story.
The new Kairuku Open seat has started counting after midday yesterday after resolving the matter of scrutineers per candidate to be present in the counting venue during counting time. The Returning Officer (RO) Mr. Henry Oa said they agreed on having scrutineers inside the counting venue, but one at a time. “Two come in, one sits outside while the other goes in. When the one inside wants to take a break, then he comes out and other takes his place,” explained Mr. Oa. Mr. Oa said about 50 ballot boxes; 25 for the Kairuku Open seat and 25 for Central…
The 2022 UPNG Oro Students Association are set to host their major end of the year fundraiser which is the “Oro Night” that’s set for the 19th August at the Cosmopolitan. According to Micah Betute the Association President, all funds raised will go towards their end of year Educational awareness programs back in the province. “All funds raised during the night will go towards their end of year educational awareness program and other programs for the association, says Betuet.” He added that, they are doing this because the number of students passing to tertiary institutions has significantly dropped with approximately…
Kerema Provincial Hospital in Gulf Province is facing critical state with most of its medical services shut down since COVID-19 landed in the country. Most of the services closed since the pandemic, and doctors and all the cardiac health workers at the Kerema Provincial Hospital who are on Gulf PHA pay-roll are currently working at the Port Moresby General Hospital. According to Gulf Provincial Deputy Director Public Health Mr Ben Bal, since the appointment of the new Acting CEO for the Kerema Provincial Hospital in the Gulf Province, the situation at the Hospital has worsened and services dropping dropped significantly.…
“Friends of POMGEN” (FOPG) is a registered charitable entity, ratified by the Board of POMGEN to support the Port Moresby General Hospital’s mission to become a self-sustainable model for public health facilities in PNG. According to the FOPG’s Operations Coordinator Grace Roland, the recent appeal that was sent out is a call out from one of the social worker that worked in the pediatric ward to FOPG to help assist with the appeal on the FOPG’s Facebook page to get the support from individuals, communities and business houses, basically to help the children. “The assistance needed is basically to help…