Port Moresby needs better hospitals

THE recent revelation that the Port Moresby General Hospital is serving around 1.5 million people from Central, Gulf and the National Capital District (NCD), as well as other referral patients throughout the country is a huge burden and must not be overlooked by the government. It is the role of the government to increase the hospital capacity in infrastructure and increase the number of doctors and nurses.
The government must train more doctors and nurses and increase their salaries and provide better accommodation.
What is the government’s target or percentage of nurses and doctors for 2025 or 2030, before we celebrate the country’s 50 years’ golden jubilee?
We need a population that is healthy, clean and intelligent.
Now work force in public and private sectors are important to build a nation.
Also, people engaged in informal sector are important also.
Port Moresby General Hospital is a referral hospital for Papua New Guinea and also serves the NCD residents.
Gulf by now should have a general hospital in Kerema town.
People of Central should have one hospital at Kwikila or Bautama.
Central and Gulf governors must start planning to build or renovate the hospitals in the provinces.
Health service is a basic government service.
Political parties and candidates don’t have to put health services as their policies at it is a commandment ought to be done.
The government must build more hospitals in Port Moresby alone to cater for the 500,000-plus population.
Gerehu Hospital must be declared a general hospital.
Gordon clinic must also be a hospital.
Waigani, Nine-Mile and town should each have hospital.
The bottom line of a standard hospital with qualified health workers is a healthy population.
A healthy population means people won’t die early from lifestyle and curable disease and blame sorcery.

Justin Max
Kerendah village