The Gerehu Hospital in Port Moresby has been temporarily closed after heavy rain on March 10 caused water to inundate the wards. Robin Oge, acting…
The 6 Mile 24-hour polyclinic in Port Moresby was upgraded on March 9 with a new backup generator, due to the financial support of National…
A new health center was launched in Morehead local level government, Western province on March 7. Fifty-two million kina has been allocated to establish the…
The Eastern Highlands Provincial Health Authority (EHPHA) has recruited seven specialist medical doctors to support and improve healthcare for the people in the province, local…
St. John Ambulance announced on March 6 that it is extending its services to Kupiano and Bereina in Central Province. This announcement was made as…
The Chinese government has established a breast disease clinic at the Port Moresby General Hospital to enhance health services in the country, local media reported…
A new level one health post opened on March 4 in Poimbit Sarapa, Angoram district, East Sepik Province, to improve access to healthcare for residents.…
The Gordon Clinic in the National Capital District, Port Moresby, is temporarily closed until March 9 due to the installation of a new septic tank…
Port Moresby General Hospital introduced the transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) among its health services on March 3. TAVI is a minimally invasive procedure that…
State-owned operator PNG Ports presented the St. John Ambulance Service with a donation of a new ambulance, local media reported on February 28. The new…
Frieda River Limited (FRL) on February 27 sponsored specialized surgical equipment to enhance the country’s plastic and reconstructive surgery program for 2025 at Boram Hospital…
A groundbreaking ceremony for the Buin district hospital in the Autonomous Region of Bougainville was held on February 26. The development of the hospital is…
Authorities have announced that the official opening ceremony for the new Enga Provincial Hospital is scheduled for March 31. Enga lawmaker Peter Ipatas stated that…
A modern cancer center with advanced radiation treatment technology is anticipated to be completed by September at the Port Moresby General Hospital, local media reported…
A nutrition officer working in Hela Province highlighted high rates of severe malnutrition within communities of people displaced by ongoing tribal conflicts on February 24.…
Madang health authority Dr. David Pahau stated on February 24 that over 100 eye patients are scheduled for surgeries in Lae this week as part…
The National Health Department has clarified that it does not receive direct funding support from the US through the US Agency for International Development (USAID),…
The Laloki Psychiatric Hospital in Central Province now has a board in place to improve and expand mental health services and enhance efforts in curbing…
The Hanahan Health Center on Buka Island in Bougainville made an appeal on February 19 for immediate assistance and intervention regarding the maintenance of its…
A two-week eye surgical and cataract outreach program was launched on February 18 at the Angau Memorial Hospital in Lae, Morobe province. Ophthalmologist Alice Irafa…
The United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) country director, Manoela Manova, assured on February 18 that there is an adequate stock of HIV anti-retroviral treatment…
Kavieng Provincial Hospital in New Ireland province scaled down operations on February 17 following an attack on a senior doctor. The chief executive officer of…
Healthcare workers at the New Ireland provincial health authority called for stronger protections on February 18 following a series of assaults on medical staff. Medical…
Residents of Sumkar District in Madang began accessing essential medical services provided by NGO Youth with a Mission (YWAM) on February 15. Acting district official…
The Amaira community health post in the Awiyana constituency of Okapa District was officially opened on February 14. The level 2 facility is expected to…
