Eleven urban clinics in the National Capital District (NCD) will receive infection prevention control and health care waste management supplies starting from November 5. The…
The Gerehu General Hospital in National Capital District (NCD), Port Moresby has resumed normal operations since November 1 after experiencing infrastructure issues. NCD Provincial Health…
The biggest wholesale company in Buka of Bougainville, Happy Sound 3, has been closed by the Buka Urban Council (BUC) health agency on October 31…
Gerehu Hospital in National Capital District (NCD), Port Moresby is temporarily closed due to a sewerage blockage and overflow issue. The NCD Provincial Health Authority…
The Jiwaka Provincial Health Authority (JPHA) on October 29 signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the international humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders to boost…
National St. John Ambulance (NStJA) announced a significant expansion of its ambulance services, particularly in the Motu-Koita area, National Capital District, Port Moresby. A new…
Health Minister Elias Kapavore said Papua New Guinea (PNG) is making progress in its health indicators. “While it is true that the nation continues to…
Local officials on October 18 broke ground on the construction of additional facilities for the Kiunga District Hospital in North Fly district, Western province. The…
Rural households in Papua New Guinea (PNG) remain susceptible to food shortages, according to a study from the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). The…
A new medical facility was opened in Port Moresby on October 10. The Waneagu Medical Center, granted by a Solomon Islands donor, is the first…
An initiative to prevent and treat HIV in the provinces of Morobe and Eastern Highlands was launched by the US Agency for International Development (USAID)…
Very low coverage of basic immunization for children in Madang province has raised concerns of an increase of preventable diseases, according to the Provincial Health…
The central government on October 3 broke ground on the construction of a new hospital in North West district, Port Moresby. The 200-bed, level 5…
The Japanese government has donated a new waste management facility and X-ray machine to the Kupiano Hospital in Abau district, Central province. The handover ceremony…
National Planning Minister Ano Pala has called for increased international cooperation to combat the growing threat of antimicrobial resistance. During a high-level UN meeting in…
A memorandum of agreement was signed on September 20 between the Port Moresby General Hospital (PMGH) and the PNG Kidney Foundation (PNGKF) for kidney dialysis…
The central government launched a new vaccine storage facility in the capital of Central province Bautama on September 13. With the new storage, immunization will…
The Department of Health said there is no confirmed outbreak of mpox in Papua New Guinea. The statement was made amid alleged misinformation regarding the…
Typhoid has become endemic in the Highlands region, a disease control officer said in Eastern Highlands, Jackson Appo, on August 15. Typhoid can be avoided…
Prime Minister James Marape re-opened the radiotherapy treatment service at Angau Memorial Hospital in Lae, Morobe province on August 17. “The re-opening of the service…
More than 80 children diagnosed with cardiac defects in Eastern Highlands were screened for possible open-heart surgeries at the Goroka Provincial Hospital in the past…
The Autonomous Bougainville Government (ABG) is prioritizing the improvement of healthcare facilities across the region, Health Ministry secretary Clement Totavun said. According to Bougainville Longterm…
