Nasfund puts measures to safeguard members

NASFUND says since February, measures have been put in place to ensure that its close to 500,000 members have convenient access to the fund’s services.
Nasfund, in a statement, said the Government-imposed state of emergency (SOE) also provided an opportunity for the fund to streamline its services and strengthen its health and safety measures across its branch network.
For the major branches of Boroko, Port Moresby, Lae, Mt Hagen and Kokopo, segmented service days have been introduced.
This has seen Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays specifically dedicated to attending to lodgement of member withdrawal applications, with other services provided on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
Chief executive Ian Tarutia said due to the coronavirus (Covid-19 threat, the fund had taken steps to protect its members, as well as staff.
“Nasfund has implemented several changes to its operations,” he said.
“In addition to the segmented service days, strict health and safety measures, including temperature testing, and physical distancing are being implemented within our branches.
“These measures will continue for the foreseeable future.”