ENSURING the rapid and equitable rollout of the Covid-19 vaccines globally is essential for saving lives and stabilising health systems, an official says. World Health Organisation (WHO) director-general Dr Tedros […]

THE Covid-19 and associated economic and social unrest pose an ongoing global challenge to mental health. In our country, there is an increased rate of mental distress both directly as […]

THE results of a new clinical trial, published on Friday in the “New England Journal of Medicine”, show that dexamethasone – a glucocorticoid used to treat many conditions, including rheumatic […]

THE Covid-19 National Control Centre is providing training to frontline health workers responding to the Covid-19, National Pandemic Response Controller David Manning says. In a statement, he said that the […]

The World Health Organisation has warned nations against “the politicisation” of the Covid-19 pandemic, saying it has led to confusion and disrespect for science and made the pandemic worse. At […]

THE PNG Cancer Foundation, in partnership with the National Cancer Treatment Centre joined Paradise Foods Ltd in conducting workshops on cancer in Lae this week. The first was held at […]

A SURVEY has shown that half of the participants did not know that chewing betel nut, smoking and drinking alcohol could increase their chances of developing cancer. PNG Cancer Foundation […]

THE once effective insecticide-treated mosquito nets are not providing the protection they once did. A research conducted on the increase of malaria cases have shown that the nets are not […]

The World Health Organisation, in partnership with the Australia and New Zealand governments, has provided additional laboratory supplies to Papua New Guinea to scale up testing for the Covid-19. The […]

By LULU MARK MENTAL health interventions for the public should not be neglected by the Government during the Covid-19 pandemic, an official says. Papua New Guinea Nurses Association (PNGNA) president […]