All around the country doctors are expecting a rise in heat and water borne-related illnesses. People in Madang are experiencing dry spells as well through-out the town to the North Coast and Bogia as well. This dry season has caused residents and the people of Madang to experience water shortage problems and the doctors predict that water borne diseases will be on the rise. “We are experiencing dry seasons and are expecting a rise in water borne diseases like diarrhea.” That’s from the Director for Public Health at the Madang Provincial Health Authority, Dr Martin Daimen. Dr Daimen encouraged the residents and people of Madang to take care during this time of dry season and use water sources wisely. He advised that it would be better to boil any water for consumption to avoid water borne diseases like Diarrhea, Typhoid, Malaria and Cholera that are caused by unsafe drinking water, inadequate sanitation, and poor hygiene. The Modilon Hospital has been experiencing constant power and water problems for over the past two years that have been affecting the hospital patients, doctors, and nurses. “Water sources are down, causing the hospitals as well as the residents of Madang to experience low pressure within the town area.” Although the main hospital in the town has enough doctors and drug supplies, it is unfortunate for the district rural areas which are at a shortage of drug supplies. Dr Daimen has assured people in the rural areas that the Public Health Department are working on getting new drug supplies for the rural district clinics. “District rural areas their supplies are down, and we are waiting for our medical drugs supplier in Lae to complete packaging and our logistics team will get to move the supplies to the rural health centers.” Meanwhile Dr Daimen reported that many of the cases at the Modilon Accidents & Emergency Department were Bush-Knife Wounds that were inter-personal violence-related injuries that resulted from violent fights that occurred during the Independence weekend. “We have cases coming in that were violence related injuries that came through the emergency area that were most especially with bush-knife wounds especially during the independence celebrations.”