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 time.”
“The video that’s gone viral on social media is an eye opener for all responsible authorities to look into this long time issue and address it.”
Dr. Yennie also said, NCDC should also look into expanding the Mortuary by purchasing land somewhere within the NCD radius and build up a new Mortuary to cater for the growing population. Dr. Yennie also stressed the importance of good hygiene and cleanliness as it is important for such cases like this.
He said, they are looking to take up the challenge to look after and assist POM GEN with the Mortuary and the environmental & public health sectors in NCD.
“We cannot have decaying bodies there lying there while flies are all over them. Relatives and families of the dead must bury their dead loved ones so that the mortuary can have some space for other families to bring in their dead.”
Public health is also another issue they are looking forward to this year to address. He added, there are plenty of the Chinese owned Kaibars around the city and nothing is being done to tackle the issue of hygiene and food safety.
That is why, they are waiting on NCDC to handover the POMGEN mortuary as well as public & environment health to NCD PHA so that they can assist and address this issues.