Day: April 14, 2021
Mt Hagen hospital under stress, likely to cut services
By PETER WARI THE Mt Hagen Provincial Hospital is under stress and likely to scale down services after more than 70 of its frontline health workers were isolated at the […]
European medical team arrives to help fight Covid-19
A SEVEN-member emergency medical team from Johanniter International Assistance in Europe arrived in Port Moresby yesterday to support the country’s response to the Covid-19. It is the four overseas team […]
Japan helping PNG boost vaccine cold chain
PAPUA New Guinea vaccine cold chain and the coronavirus (Covid-19) logistics capacity response efforts have been boosted with more than K10.5 million from Japan recently. The Japanese grant assistance of […]
Manning welcomes court reference to stop vaccination
By MIRIAM ZARRIGA PAPUA New Guinea’s Covid-19 National Pandemic Response Controller David Manning has welcomed the challenge by Madang Governor Peter Yama to file a Supreme Court reference to stop […]
Court to rule on Kandep recount
A JUDGE is expected to make a ruling tomorrow on an application filed by Alfred Manase challenging the validity of the Kandep judicial recount result. The application is before Justice […]
Senior public servant to stand trial of four of five charges
A SENIOR public servant will stand trial in the National Court on four of the five charges he faces in relation to the alleged inflation of the value of the […]
People petition ESP govt to address issues
COMMUNITY leaders and the people of West Sepik’s Aitape have petitioned East and West Sepik government to address law and order along the Sepik highways after a man was shot […]
Health posts need staff
By JIMMY KALEBE SOME health posts in Erap, Nawaeb, Morobe, are not staffed while others regularly run short of medicines because of the growing population poor road access, a village […]
13,000 test kits to help PHAs fight Covid-19
THE New Britain Palm Oil Foundation has procured 13,000 Covid-19 Panbio rapid diagnostic test (RDT) kits to support the provincial health authorities (PHAs) in the prevention and management of the […]
Community urged to follow rules
THE entire community needs to follow the rules to prevent the further spread of the Covid-19 and curtail misinformation around the Covid-19, an official says. Institute of National Affairs executive […]