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…
Port Moresby General Hospital (PMGH) received a new CT scan machine from the Japanese government on February 14 to enhance services at the facility, local…
Health Minister Elias Kapavore on February 12 announced that the government has allocated 239 million kina to provincial health authorities to address a manpower shortage.…
Health Department deputy secretary Ken Wai said on February 4 that at least 12,000 cancer cases and 9,000 deaths are reported annually in Papua New…
Port Moresby General Hospital on February 2 commissioned two key machines to support the kidney transplant program. The hospital received a human leukocyte antigen and…
The US government, through the US Agency for International Development (USAID), handed over oxygen supply and medical equipment to Port Moresby General Hospital on January…
The Health Department launched a dashboard as part of its IMPACT Health Project to boost financial management in Provincial Health Authorities (PHA) across the country,…
Questions have been raised over the new medical insurance scheme for employees in the public sector endorsed by the central government, local reports said on…
Overcrowding at the Kerevat Prison in East New Britain province has led to increasing outbreaks of infectious diseases like scabies, an official said on January…
Catholic Church Health Services manager Geraldine Arua on December 28 said there is a lack of government funding for Catholic health services in the country,…
The Wampar Pipeline Landowners Association (WPLA) in Huon district, Morobe distributed 26,000 kina in grants to boost health services in the rural communities, local reports…
The Kapuna rural hospital in Baimuru rural local level government (LLG), Gulf province has received certification as a level 4 medical facility. The hospital’s certificate…
Health Minister Elias Kapavore on December 17 ordered the deployment of additional medical personnel ahead of the year-end holidays in Port Moresby. The minister made…
Two children died from whooping cough or pertussis in Karimui district, Chimbo, local reports said on December 17. Chimbu Provincial Health Authority head Kassi Ken…
The 14th Chinese Medical Team aiding Papua New Guinea (PNG) visited Life PNG Care in Port Moresby to conduct free medical screenings for children with…
The Walagu health center in Hela province has been out of medical supplies since June, local media said on December 12. Community health worker Mike…
The Middle Ramu District Development Authority (DDA) in Madang province has allocated more than 100,000 kina to upgrade health facilities in the district, local media…
UNICEF on December 1 said the mother-to-child HIV transmission rate in Papua New Guinea (PNG) remained very high at 30% at the end of 2023.…
HIV infections remain an emergency in Papua New Guinea, the National Department of Health said on November 28. The rate of new infections has doubled…
The central government has allocated more than 400 million kina to the health sector in the 2025 state budget to address critical challenges, State Treasurer…
The central government on November 25 distributed a total of 70,000 mosquito nets to curb malaria in Middle Ramo and Usino Bundi districts of Madang…
Local officials on November 20 inaugurated the Metoreia Urban Health Center in Hanuabada village, National Capital District, Port Moresby. The construction of the facility began…
Infectious diseases including tuberculosis, pneumonia and malaria were among the leading causes for inpatient treatment and deaths in Papua New Guinea in 2023, senior medical…
The Maprik Hospital in East Sepik is facing a shortage of medical supplies, hospital manager Albert Uri said on November 12. Uri said there are…
The Milne Bay Provincial Health Authority (MBPHA) on November 4 signed a memorandum of understanding with the Asia-Pacific Malaria Leaders Alliance (APLMA) to increase efforts…
