Category: Health Watch
Gynecologist performs first successful surgery
GYNECOLOGIST Dr Bao Yiming, the medical specialist member of the 13th China Medical Team, performed the first total laparoscopic hysterectomy on 60-year-old Rose Patrick last November at the Port Moresby […]
Advocacy training given
JOSHUA Jochapai, a shift supervisor with the Western Highlands Health Authority, is utilising his insights from an Australian-funded male advocacy training to ensure his women colleagues are thoughtfully rostered to […]
community health workers from Telefomin graduate
COMMUNITY health workers (CHW) from Telefomin, West Sepik, who graduated from Min-Baptist Community Health Worker training college, will be posted to aid posts in four local level government areas of […]
Lae meet calls for K2mil WaSH funding
By GLORIA BAUAI A RECENT conference in Lae, Morobe, last week has recommended for a separate funding for the water, sanitation and hygiene (WaSH) programme. More than 20 persons attended […]
Detecting mental, behavioural disorders
DIAGNOSING mental and behavioural disorders is similar to the diagnosis of physical disorders. Professional care and detailed collections of historical information on the individuals and others (including the family) is […]
pathfinders trained on first aid
A TOTAL of 115 pathfinders of Rainbow Seventh-day Adventist (SDA) church attended a two-day first aid training delivered by the St John Ambulance, last Thursday and Friday. Church pathfinder director […]
Cancer is genetic and not a communicable disease, says doctor
CANCER is a genetic disease and not a communicable one a medical doctor says. “If one of your family members have cancer, it is more likely to recur in other […]
Many dying of kidney failure, says doctor
ABOUT 800,000 persons live with kidney disease globally, and in Port Moresby, a lot of the sick people have died from kidney failure, according to a doctor. Port Moresby General […]
Mental and behavioural disorder
MENTAL and behavioural disorders are common, affecting more than 25 per cent of all people at some time during their lives. They are also universal, affecting people of all countries […]
Doctor explains cancer services
By HANNAH NERO Radiological services are for diagnosing and staging cancers and radiation services are for treating the cancers be it by curing or palliating the radiosensitive cancers. That is […]