Category: Health Watch
Stakeholders discuss work of Callan Service
THE Callan Service National Unit (CSNU) has recruited four clinicians and four technicians to be part of the Callan Connect Project to deliver services to persons with disabilities. CSNU director […]
Rehabilitation for person to become functioning member of society
Definition of rehabilitation Rehabilitation is defined in three parts as follows: Aim To restore a person to social, domestic and vocational functioning to which they would have belonged. This aim […]
Ywam to resume dental progamme in NCD schools
YOUTH with a mission’s (Ywam) dental trailer programme for schools in the National Capital District (NCD) is scheduled to resume next month, an official says. The outreach programme manager Angelynne […]
Programme members donate to blood bank
NINE members of the Greater Sepik Mobility Programme have voluntarily donated blood at the Sir Brain Bell Centre for Transfusion Medicine to save lives last week in Port Moresby. Operations […]
Centre runs out of drugs
By MAZIE SELMBIA and GLORIA BAUAI WAU Health Centre has no Antiretroviral (ART) drugs for Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) patients, says health extension officer in charge Olivia Kola. She said […]
Over one billion obese, says study
New study released by the Lancet shows that, in 2022, more than 1 billion people in the world are now living with obesity. Worldwide, obesity among adults has more than […]
Mental ill-health, treatment and rehabilitation of patients
Treatment THE treatment of mental ill-health is usually the responsibility of professional Mental Health Workers. Treatment is provided in three different settings namely: Out-patient services for persons living in the […]
KPHL continuing its support for centre through charity event
KUMUL Petroleum Holdings Limited (KPHL), in its continuous support of the National Cancer Centre at Angau Memorial Hospital in Lae, did a trophy handover at the Lae Golf Club last […]
Ambassador visit sites
Australia’s ambassador for global health, Dr Lucas de Toca, visited sites around Papua New Guinea this week, to reaffirm Australia’s long-standing support for health in PNG and see firsthand the […]
Procurement of drugs clarified
By MAZIE SELMBIA CHEMOTHERAPY drugs are not procured through the normal procurement system like any other drug, an official says. Morobe Health Authority chief executive officer Dr Kipas Binga said […]