Tag: Medicine

COMMENTARY: By Nick Rockel On Friday I watched Ashley Bloomfield’s last afternoon health update. After all we’ve been through over the past couple of years,...

By Phoebe Gwangilo in Port Moresby Papua New Guinea’s first woman neurosurgeon has graduated from the national university. Dr Esther Apuahe graduated with a higher post-diploma...

ANALYSIS: By Ashwin Swaminathan, Australian National University It seems not a day goes by without learning someone in our inner circle of family, friends and...

By Rebecca Kuku in Port Moresby Oro Governor Gary Juffa has called on Papua New Guinea's Health and HIV/AIDS Minister Jelta Wong to present a...

By Lulu Mark in Port Moresby Papua New Guinea's biggest hospital is straining to provide medical services to the growing population of the capital Port...

ANALYSIS: By Barbara Allen, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington and Michael Macaulay, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington The world...

COMMENTARY: By My Land, My Country The Post-Courier newspaper says a company, Niugini BioMed Ltd, set up just a month ago, will be be commissioned...

By Clifford Faiparik in Port Moresby Papua New Guinea's Auditor-General has questioned who approved a US-based international auditing firm to audit the awarding of contracts...

By Rebecca Kuku in Port Moresby Flaws in Papua New Guinea's public health system and the medicine supply chain are because of poor management in...

Pacific Media Centre Off-label drugs may now be used in clinical trials in the Philippines to test possible cures for the coronavirus, pandemic, the Department...

COMMENTARY: By Scott Waide In Lae City, Papua New Guinea's second-largest city, there are seven urban clinics, each serving between 100 and 150 patients a...

Nepal has recently updated its legal system with new civil and criminal  codes. However, writes Rahul Bhattarai of Asia Pacific Report, failure to consult...

By RNZ's Dateline Pacific The latest life expectancy world rankings show Fiji has the highest death rate from diabetes in the world with 188 of...

By Scott Waide, EMTV journalist and blogger Survivors in Papua New Guinea's earthquake in the Highlands face tough challenges. And so do the relief agencies...

Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk An unprecedented level of mismanagement of Papua New Guinea’s affairs since 2012 has caused serious health issues, including widespread suffering and...

ANALYSIS: By Professor Jane Kelsey It is now certain that any decisions on the future of the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) minus the US will...

By Troy Taule in Port Moresby More than 20 people in a village in Papua New Guinea's Central Province have died within the space of...

By Quintina Naime in Port Moresby The Papua New Guinea National Doctors Association has congratulated the local medical team for successfully carrying out the open...

By Jonas Cullwick in Port Vila Prime Minister Charlot Salwai heads a government delegation, including the Minister of Health, Toara Daniel, that travelled to Maewo...

By Jane Joshua in Port Vila A court case has been filed against the Bundesinstitut für Arzneimittel und Medizinprodukte (BfArM/German Federal Institute for Drugs and...