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PAPUA NEW GUINEA! BEWARE OF THIS CHEAP DRINK IN TOWN. TOKSAVE LONG WANTOK NA FAMILI MEMBER LONG NOKEN BAIM DISPELA DRINK BILONG OL KONGKONG.  DON'T SUPPORT THIS MANUFACTURER IN BUYING THIS PRODUCT. Wesley Wilson 26 January 2023. I just want to point somethings out from this wasa drink product package. I know I'm not the only one who have noticed this. So the product name is WASA DRINK, and Wasa means K1 right? It's a cheap K1 juice drink. You also see an African tribal mask on the face of the product which I don't know the significance of.  Maybe the Chinese manufacturer thought he could fool us by making us think it's a local PNG tribal mask so we would all trust and buy it? I also found this logo art to be a vector logo template which they got off the internet.  Now the one thing that stands out to me is that they forgot to edit their slogan in.  Now what you see on the product is just " Wasa Drink - Your Slogan ". I don't think these Chinese ...

Dr Lino Tom has confirmed that medicines and vital drugs will be sourced directly from pharmaceutical factories without the involvement of any third parties distribution companies starting next year PROCUREMENT OF MEDICINES AND DRUGS TO BE SOURCED DIRECTLY  By Mortimer Yangharry  Wabag Open MP and Minister for Health Dr Lino Tom has confirmed that medicines and vital drugs will be sourced directly from pharmaceutical factories without the involvement of any third parties distribution companies starting next year.  The medical surgeon turned politician assured the nation that this measure was taken to save costs and to ensure the quality of basic medicines and vital drugs was not compromised. Minister Tom said that since 2020 health has seen an increase in its budget by about 30%.  "Even then, it’s not the ideal level we envisage but in terms of appropriation per sector, we have gotten the biggest slice, thanks to PM Marape and treasurer  Ian Ling Stuckey," Minis...

  MINISTER PAITA CLARIFIES FUNDING ON HEALTH & SATELLITE PROGRAM  By Hon. Rainbo Paita via WhatsApp  In my Term as Planning Minister, I've elevated the Central Hospital to a urgent project to be constructed starting next year. With the support of Prime Minister James Marape, the 395 Beds Hospital will take the strain away from the Port Moresby General Hospital.  Others include K39 million in cancer facility, K17 million to be paid now in intervention cardiology, K16 million in cervical center nation-wide setup and K90 million paid for upgrade of level 4 hospitals in several districts. Next year major intervention will be made in health including the Medical University project. On the satellite; Everyday we don't have eyes in the sky( satellite) --- we loose billions of kina to illegal fishing, illegal logging, lack of border security, high cost of rural communications, we can't even do e-education, e-health, e-commerce and real time electronic voting during elect...

Various Vacant Positions at PNG National Department of Health Job ID: 110915 Location: Port Moresby, NCD, Papua New Guinea Category: Accounting Jobs, Administration Jobs, Banking & Financial services Jobs, Government Jobs, Health / Medical Jobs, HR-Recruitment Jobs, Management / Executive Jobs Job Views: 221 Posted: 02.11.2022 Job Description: NATIONAL DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH EXTERNAL ADVERTSIEMENT Applications are invited from suitable, qualified and experience persons for the vacant positions at the National Department of Health (NDoH), Waigani, National Capital District (NCD). NOS. POSITION # DESIGNATION GRADE REGION LOCATION 1 EX 003 EXECUTIVE OFFICER OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY GRADE 17 WAIGANI HEADQUARTER 2 EX 013 AUDIT MANAGER INTERNAL AUDIT GRADE 14 ISLANDS HEADQUARTER 3 SPL 003 TECHNICAL ADVISOR – LEGAL SERVICES LEGAL & GOVERNANCE SERVICES GRADE 16 WAIGANI HEADQUARTER 4 SPL 004 SENIOR LEGAL OFFICER   GRADE 14 WAIGANI HEADQUARTER 5 SPP 015 SENIOR PLANNER OPERATIONAL H...

LINO: The Standard of Medicine Supply and Other Medical Consumables has Dropped and on a Downward Spiral Throughout PNG The Standard of Medicine Supply and Other Medical Consumables has Dropped and on a Downward Spiral Throughout the Nation By LULU MARK | The National - October 7, 2022. HEALTH and HIV/AIDS Minister Dr Lino Tom says the standard of medicine supply and other medical consumables has dropped and on a downward spiral. “We can’t give our people cheap medicines,” Tom said. “If we are to find cheap medicines so that it’s affordable for everyone, quality must be maintained. “We are now seeing a lot of drug resistance arising in parts of the country. “If we lower the standards and quality of healthcare in the next few years, we won’t have any standards anymore.” Growing up at home where his father was a health worker and having worked as a medical doctor, Tom said the quality of medical supplies used in the past was higher than that of today. He said while as a medical student i...

by Lino Jeremaih Tom RAYS OF HOPE PNG is set to benefit from this Program called "Rays of Hope" championed by the International Atomic Energy Agency to ensure Radiation Therapy is made widely available for Cancer treatment.  Cooperation with IAEA will also see help in so many other areas like Agriculture; climate change etc apart from Health. We attended the 66th Annual Convention for the IAEA here at Vienna where I was invited to give a speech on the nations position with a delegate that comprised of Secretary Liko; Director General for Nisit; Dr Paki Molume (CEO PMGH); Dr Gua Tau (Dep Sec Health); Dr Peter Olali (Clinical Oncologist) and George Otto. By the end of 2023, we hope to fully establish a Cancer Center here at PMGH. It requires a lot of expertise and finance and that's where the IAEA will come on board to assist (They've also assisted us in so many areas).  It requires a CRITICAL CORE comprising clinical experts to nuclear scientists and other technical ar...

The Minister for Health, Hon. Dr. Tom Lino has highlighted what the people of Papua New Guinea should be expecting in HEALTH in the NEXT THREE MONTHS. No nation in the world has conquered health and its issues. Even the developed world struggle. We’re no exception and we do have our own peculiar issues.  THE NEXT 3 MONTHS-WHAT TO EXPECT IN HEALTH By Hon. Dr Tom Lino | Wabag MP & Health Minister  Happy 47th Independence PNG! Nations have taken centuries to develop. We've barely made a start but that's not an excuse. We can do better. Firstly, we thank God for a beautiful country that is so full of promise. I also thank him for this opportunity to serve His people in this very important social sector. I thank the good Prime Minister Hon James Marape and his Pangu Party for gracing me with this opportunity. No nation in the world has conquered health and its issues. Even the developed world struggle. We're no exception and we do have our own peculiar issues.  Currently, ...