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Parkop: No NCD lockdown

Road accident claims one life, others injured in Madang

Compo leads to crime rise

Covid-19 facility to open

Magistrate warns relatives

Two officers wanted over fraud of district’s K2 million

Killing instigates fight

89,113 can vote in by-election

Category: Health Watch

Maternal health a ‘challenge’

THE high maternal and infant mortality rates in the country remains a challenge, according to the Oil Search Foundation. Women die every day in PNG from the complications of childbirth […]

February 25, 2021 The National Health Watch

Explaining coronavirus

The following information is provided in the PNG Niupela Pasin handbook concerning the Covid-19 Question: How do I recognise the Covid-19? Answer: Common symptoms include cough, fever, headache, difficulty in […]

February 25, 2021February 25, 2021 The National Health Watch

Identify, receive treatment for gambling addiction

The sooner we identify and receive appropriate treatment for gambling addiction, our task would become easier to stop progression of illness and induce new waves of emotions to loved ones. […]

February 25, 2021 The National Health Watch

Newcrest Mining helps three provinces with Covid-19 medical equipment

NEWCREST Mining has provided New Ireland, East New Britain, and Morobe with medical equipment to help them in addressing the Covid-19 pandemic. The company said in a statement that it […]

February 25, 2021 The National Health Watch

Hospital plans to provide patients with nutritious diet

The Port Moresby General Hospital plans to improve the menu available to patients with a more organic nutritious diet, says chief executive officer Dr Paki Molumi. This was after Trukai […]

February 25, 2021 The National Health Watch

WHO welcomes commitments by countries to vaccine equity

AT the halfway point in the World Health Organisation’s 100-day challenge, people and organisations are now uniting under the banner of vaccine equity. The WHO welcomed the new commitments made […]

February 25, 2021 The National Health Watch

Doc: Cancers preventable

MOUTH and cervical cancers are two of the top killers in Papua New Guinea but they are preventable, a doctor says. Head of obstetrics and gynaecology at the Port Moresby […]

February 18, 2021 The National Health Watch

WHO official discusses science, evidence behind Covid vaccine

Some countries such as the United States are rolling out the Covid-19 vaccine for its citizens. The World Health Organisation’s (WHO) Vismita Gupta-Smith speaks to the WHO’s chief scientist Dr […]

February 18, 2021 The National Health Watch

Gambling is a mental health stress

MOST adults in our society are mindful of the physical health risks of gambling, but more evidence has surfaced showing that gambling also affects people’s mental health through stress. Although […]

February 18, 2021 The National Health Watch

WHO releases suite of tools to improve diagnosis, treatment

A SUITE of tools to help countries improve diagnosis and treatment of cancer among children was released on Monday by the World Health Organisation (WHO) on International Childhood Cancer Day. […]

February 18, 2021 The National Health Watch

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