Govt reaffirms support for Medical Society

Minister for National Planning and Monitoring, Richard Maru, has Medical Society of the support of the Government towards the hosting of this year’s medical symposium.
In accepting the society’s invitation to be its patron of the 2019 Medical Symposium, he said the symposium was important because health is a priority of the Government.
Maru said although the poor health indicators
were improving, more work needs to be done around the country and the Government is looking forward to the recommendations of the symposium.
The PNG Medical Symposium is an annual event on the academic calendar of the Medical Society of PNG which provides an opportunity for nationals and international doctors, academics, researchers of medicine and surgery with all other health workers to gather and present papers, discuss issues of national interest in medicine that supports health care standards and the latest development of health practices.
Some of these presentations ensure appropriate rapporteurs are proposed with resolutions and recommendations made to the Health Department to enable appropriate health policies are strategised and formulated to improve nation’s health standards and practices.
This year the symposium would be held in Port Moresby from September 1-6 with the theme: “Health Education”.
The objective is to address the poor health indicators by transforming the PNG health workforce training to meet excellent standards.
Up to 1000 speakers and participants have been invited from PNG and around the world, including world renowned experts like the president of the World Federation of Medical Education.