Tag: Doctors
PNG villagers attack priest, nurses and doctors while on Chimbu foot...
PNG Post-Courier
Papua New Guinea's Chuave District Development Authority is condemning an attack on a priest and his team in Chimbu province.
Father Ryszard Wajda (SVD),...
Three NZ Arab doctors joining Kia Ora Gaza humanitarian aid mission
Asia Pacific Report
Three New Zealand doctors -- two Palestinian and one Iraq-born -- are planning to join the charity Kia Ora Gaza in its...
Critical D-day over Papua governor Lukas Enembe’s legal nightmare?
SPECIAL REPORT: By Yamin Kogoya
Next month, on July 10, six months will have passed since Papua's Governor Lukas Enembe was "kidnapped" and flown to...
NZ’s winter health plan fails to stem shortages, burnout, say frontline...
By Stephen Forbes, Local Democracy Reporter
Te Whatu Ora's new winter health plan fails to address workforce shortages and staff burnout in Aotearoa New Zealand,...
Three killed, including former mayor, in Manila university campus shooting
By Jairo Bolledo in Manila
A day before the first State of the Nation Address (SONA) of President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr in Quezon City,...
NZ health sector may see influx of US doctors after abortion...
By Leah Tebbutt, RNZ News reporter
An Aotearoa New Zealand health workforce recruiting agency is fielding calls from senior US doctors who say they can...
‘Shooting ourselves in the foot’ – NZ doctor calls for tighter...
By Rowan Quinn, RNZ News health correspondent
Wearing glasses or getting a runny nose is enough to qualify for a mask exemption under current New...
Yap doctors, nurses resign en masse – governor declares emergency
By Joyce McClure of Pacific Island Times
Yap State Governor Jesse Salalu has declared a state of emergency over a mass resignation of 40 doctors...
Mark Craig: Now we just need to be brave about omicron...
COMMENTARY: By Dr Mark Craig in defence of New Zealand's dedicated managed isolation and quarantine team and facilities as the country braces for omicron.
As...
Covid-infected PNG doctor arrested in Solomon Islands as border crosser
By Gorethy Kenneth in Port Moresby
A Papua New Guinean doctor, who is alleged to be covid-19 positive, has been arrested and charged in Solomon...
NZ nurse referred to Nursing Council over online threats to attack...
RNZ News
A New Zealand nurse has been referred to a professional conduct committee by the Nursing Council after posting threats online against medical professionals...
Warning bells from NZ health experts, National over coping with covid...
By Jane Patterson, RNZ political editor, and Rowan Quinn, health correspondent
As New Zealand readies for more covid-19 cases, warnings about the ability of public...
Doctors rally on phone to help Pasifika families in isolation
RNZ Pacific
A group of doctors have hit the phones to support Pasifika families who have tested positive for covid-19 and been transferred into managed...
PNG doctor from Daru Hospital dies from covid-19
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk
A Papua New Guinean doctor evacuated from Daru in Western Province to Port Moresby last Tuesday has died – the latest...
Arrested doctor claims Fiji police acted ‘irresponsibly’ over covid safety rules
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk
Arrested medical practitioner Dr Jone Hawea has claimed that Fiji police officers acted irresponsibly by not following to covid-19 safety protocols...
Fiji police arrest outspoken former surgeon over covid ‘misinformation’
By Luke Rawalai in Suva
Fiji police have confirmed the arrest of former surgeon Dr Jone Hawea, a critic of the country's covid pandemic response,...
Fiji GPs chief criticises ‘misconstrued’ video supporting conspiracy theories
By Repeka Nasiko in Lautoka
A video by a Fiji doctor on adverse side effects of the AstraZeneca vaccine has been misconstrued to support conspiracy...
Indonesian doctors challenge Jokowi’s claim pandemic is ‘under control’
By Ihsanuddin in Jakarta
Jakarta Indonesian Doctor's Association (IDI) chairperson Slamet Budiarto has challenged a statement by President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo who has claimed that...
Young PNG mother died of ‘blunt force’ head injuries, bruised organs
By Rebecca Kuku in Port Moresby
Young Papua New Guinean mother-of-two Jenelyn Kennedy died from “head injury and bruised internal organs”, according to a doctor...
Doctors’ union wants answers over seven nurses infected at NZ hospital
By Katie Scotcher, reporter for RNZ News
A New Zealand doctors' union fears the Waitematā District Health Board is covering up mistakes that led to...
After surviving Covid-19, young doctor raring to go back to the...
By Felipe F. Salvosa II in Manila
Renz Paas is an avid consumer of medical literature. Following news of an outbreak of a novel coronavirus...
Nepal’s new legal codes spark medical, media protests and divide nation
Nepal has recently updated its legal system with new civil and criminal codes. However, writes Rahul Bhattarai of Asia Pacific Report, failure to consult...