Welcome remarks to the 15th Annual Rural Speciality Conference
Dr. Spencer Kimsen http://www.pngruralsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Invitation-to-2024-Rural-Heath-Speciality-Conference.mp4 Program Outline Download http://www.pngruralsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Symposium-2024-Program-Draft.docx.pdf
Papua New Guinea Medium Term Development Plan IV | 2023 – 2027
National Prosperity through Growing the Economy Click here to download pdf file. http://www.pngruralsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/MTDP-IV-2023-2027_compressed.pdf
Planning For The Future
July 27th – 28th 2023 saw the PNG Society for Rural and Remote Health executives convene for a strategic planning meeting. As this executive’s term comes to an end this September, they had identified the need for a distinct vision and clear road map to guide future executives to achieve that vision. The Society was created in 2009…
The Rural School of the School of Medicine and Health Science
July 11th this year the Rural School branch of the School of Medicine and Health Science (UPNG) was officially launched. The Rural School is incorporated as part of the Kompiam District Hospital in Enga. Sitting down with Dr David Mills later that month he shared how this dream of a medical school based at a…
HOW SHOULD A RURAL HOSPITAL BE DESIGNED IN PAPUA NEW GUINEA?
In 2022 PNG Rural and Remote Health Society annual symposium theme was Rural Hospital Design – Should There Be A Minimum Standard? The symposium which took place in September last year had speakers from various rural hospitals throughout the country share their experience of their individual hospital design successes, flaws and lessons learnt. The islands perspective…
Society President Addresses the Christian Health Services Assembly
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…
In Recognition and Appreciation
At the recent Christian Health Services PNG General Assembly that ended on April 27th Dr Kevin Pondikou of Rumginae Rural Hospital, had the opportunity to give a gift to the Minister for Health Dr Lino Tom. The gift, a beautiful Gogodala paddle, had been itself bestowed on Dr Pondikou in recognition of his service and…
Virtual CME : TRIAS Electronic Medical Records
TRIAS is a new Electronic Medical Records system that is being used at Kompiam District Hospital. I believe most, if not all Rural Hospitals do not yet have an electronic system. In this session, a demo will be done by the founder himself on the TRIAS application. It’s you the rural doctors who will really…
