Medical journal to run for three more years

FOR the next three years, Papua New Guinea’s leading publication in the field of medicine has been guaranteed for print by the Australian government through AusAID.
PNG Medical Society president Dr Mathias Sapuri and AusAID’s programme director for Health, Robin Scott-Charlton, formalised the agreement in a brief ceremony recently.
The signing of the agreement meant the printing of the PNG Medical Journal will continue until December 2012.
“The Australian government’s aid programme supports access to knowledge and information to enable better health outcomes,” Scott-Charlton said.
The new agreement further extends a partnership that commenced in 2007.
Produced twice a year, the overall support for the printing of the journal is valued at K180,000.
“This will allow the works of Papua New Guinean medical professionals, students, and researchers to be shared with our international subscribers of health workers and administrators from the region and further afield,” Sapuri said.
“The PNG Medical Journal has been an important source of information on health issues and discoveries over the years in particular to policy makers and planners,” Sapuri added while thanking AusAID.
Plans are on target to see the unveiling of the latest edition of the PNG Medical Journal during the 2010 Medical Symposium scheduled from the Aug 29 to Sept 3.
The journal is also available on the Medical Societies website: www.mspng.org.