Category: Health Watch
Campaign partnership
The PNG Cancer Foundation (PNGCF) and Airswift will be hosting the annual fundraiser event on the foundation’s calendar, the Pink Ribbon Lunch. Both partners held a soft launch to recognise […]
Benefits of quitting tobacco
Are you planning to quit tobacco during the pandemic? What risk does the Coronavirus (Covid-19) pose to a tobacco user? Learn how the tobacco industry lured people to consume tobacco […]
Sexual violence and abuse in mental health
GROOM yourselves with care and love to secure our future. Our basic human mind is simple and needs to be regularly “tuned” and be acceptable to our society’s norms. We […]
Medicine given to health centre
A HEALTH centre in Astrolabe Bay, Madang, has received K5,000 worth of medicine from the Ramu NiCo Ltd (MCC). Ileg health centre nurse Gabriel Puap thanked the company for its […]
World failing to address dementia challenge: WHO
ONLY a quarter of countries worldwide have a national policy, strategy or plan for supporting people with dementia and their families, a report says. The Global status report on the […]
World Health Organisation to host training marathon for vaccine manufacturing
Many low- and middle-income countries face inconsistent supply of quality-assured vaccines and are dependent on importation to fill the gaps in supply, the World Health Organisation says. The WHO said […]
WHO and UN partners create environmental risk factors compendium
FOUR United Nations agencies have partnered to create a new compendium of 500 actions aimed at reducing death and diseases driven by environmental risk factors. They are the World Health […]
Health authority appoints new doctor to serve at rural health centre
THE Simbu health authority (PHA) installed a new doctor at Gembogl Rural Health Centre this week. Dr Terence Kee’s posting to Gembogl brings the number of doctors posted to rural […]
Club hands out vouchers to encourage vaccination
THE Rotary Club of Boroko has already handed out more than 1,300 meal vouchers since it recently began an initiative in Port Moresby to encourage people to get vaccinated. The […]
Discussing choice of food
The University of PNG school of medicine and health science fourth-year bachelor of dental surgery student Ruth Managen recently conducted a review discussing the choice of food/beverages and dental problems […]