PNG Society for Rural & Remote Health
PO Box 16 Mount Hagen, Western Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea pngruralsociety@gmail.com
When Dr Kiafuli, president of the PNG Society for Rural and Remote Health, was invited to speak at the Christian Health Services Annual General Assembly on 27th April 2023 he used the opportunity to introduce initiatives to engage and retain doctors to the rural and district hospitals. Many of the health facilities operated by the…
The winner of 2022 ICMDA Dignity and Right to Health Award is Dr David Mills. This achievement is nothing short of spectacular and we, the PNG Society for Rural and Remote Health, believe Dr Mills to be a very worthy recipient. 23 years ago David Mills with his wife Karina and their family moved to…
Recognising the immense contribution of Dr David Mills, the founder of the PNG Society for Rural and Remote Health as well the instigator plus engineer of the Masters in Rural Medicine (UPNG) program. As many gathered to farewell the Mills family at Kompiam on Saturday 26th November our present president reflects the following: Jimi district…
Situated in the Obura-Wonenara district the Kassam Orthopedic Services began offering prosthetic services in the country from April 2022. Since then they have helped 20 people in an ascending trend. Watch the transformation through the video on our Facebook page.https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=443540331174111 orhttps://fb.watch/g4MmbuQ4P0/ Ruben Herman, Prosthetist and Orthotist, with his wife Thea run the Kassam Orthopedic Services….
Situated in luscious Pomio District of East New Britain province the 28 bed Warangoi Rural Hospital has been undergoing some exciting changes for the better this year. July 2022 saw Warangoi Rural Hospital take on their first 5th year medical students from the University of Papua New Guinea for their rural attachment. Since Dr Micah…
In a bid to help our MMed Rural Medicine registrars prepare for their part 1 exams we have asked a few of them to share on topics relevant to their surgical assignments and upcoming exams. Brush up on your surgical infection knowledge, push our registrars to expand their learning or tune in to help your…
June 6-9th 2022 saw the Nazarene Health Ministries (NHM) reach out to the officers-in-charge of their 9 rural health centre facilities and bring them to home base for some long overdue investment in their professional medical knowledge. Per the words of Dr mark Crouch: What a privilege to take part in teaching and training for…