PM wants hospital upgraded

The National Main Stories

PATIENTS do not have to travel overseas to get specialist treatment if the Port Moresby General Hospital has specialists who can provide it, says Prime Minister James Marape.
He told a dedication service for public servants yesterday in Port Moresby that he had instructed the Health Department to have the nation’s biggest hospital provide specialist treatments which people travel overseas for.
“As prime minister, it would be silly and shameful of me if I am flown overseas to receive medical treatment (because) my own country cannot provide these services,” he said.
“So the Port Moresby General Hospital is moving into that space. There will soon be specialists in heart and kidney (diseases) and other specialist services (available here).
He said the Angau Memorial Hospital in Lae would become a national referral hospital for cancer patients.
“This is our big progress,” he said.
He said the Government would support Health secretary Dr Osbourne Liko and Minister Jelta Wong in getting the plans implemented.
In the law and justice sector, the Government wants the new court buildings completed, including the K400 million Supreme Court house.
“I will also ensure that Independent Commission Against Corruption (Icac) gets delivered under my time as prime minister,” he said.
“I will also refine the Whistleblowers Act to strengthen its functions to run parallel with the Ombudsman to ensure we fight corruption that is so rampant.”

3 comments

  • Can the PM seriously look into the Accident and Emergency section of Pom General Hospital as people are dying everyday due to ignorance by Doctors and poor service. I for one have witnessed my Aunt who died under my eyes only for ignorance by lousy doctors who sit there just for the pay check. Why is the PM and his government not looking or giving attention to improve this Paramount section of the Hospital? Papua New Guineans are dying everyday there due to very poor service!!! Please do something ASAP!

  • Many health workers especially doctors, nurses, medical etc. are ignorant and need to be dealt with. We cannot just upgrade facilities yet ignore health workers laziness. The minister and leaders responsible should come hard or these health workers. They use harsh and bad language when dealing with mothers in labour too. This is an unbecoming of human behaviors..

  • Both statement to identify what really the services that have been given by the so call Health workers is very poor, and cannot meet the expected Patients care that must be given to the Patients a not their for the patients,, Very POOR HEALTH CARE given to our patients who come to seek attentions from so Call professional Health workers,,, yet care is not given at all level and how can you delivery the care that the patients NEED/WANT,,, so many of my relatives and family have died because of the unprofessional conduct by the so call Medical officers,,,,, Only the Lord knows so we just leave everything to Our Lord Jesus Christ,,,, One find day you Health professional will reap what you have planted,,, When talking about Terms and conditions of the Health Professional they talk and do everything under the sun as if they bring back life of a Patients… when dealing with work entice they hide as if they a innocents are a the WORSE PUBLIC SERVENT in the public services in the Government……

Comments are closed.