By PETER WARI - The National
THREE new hospitals to cost K300 million each will be built in Hela, Southern Highlands and West New Britain, Health Minister Jelta Wong says.
He said Cabinet had approved the projects.
Other provinces will be looking into later.
Wong accompanied Prime Minister James Marape and others to open projects in Tari, Hela, yesterday.
He said, although Hela was known for law and order issues, the unity of partners such as the Oil Search Foundation, Santos, the Tari-Pori development authority, Hela government and the Australian government through the incentive fund had seen new projects realised to benefit patients and health workers.
“The improvement and construction of infrastructures are taking place because of like-minded and God-fearing people working together to serve the people,” he said.
“The opening of the 28-room nursing quarters, mess hall for patients, X-ray and pathology unit and four houses for doctors are the beginning of many things to come.”
Wong commended the provincial health authority headed by chief executive Dr James Kintwa “for the wise and prudent management to put up such infrastructures”.
Oil Search Ltd chief executive officers and Hela health authority chairman Peter Botten said the support from partners such as Australia had improved health services in the province.
The PNG Incentive Funds gave K10 million for the development at the hospital.
He said Cabinet had approved the projects.
Other provinces will be looking into later.
Wong accompanied Prime Minister James Marape and others to open projects in Tari, Hela, yesterday.
He said, although Hela was known for law and order issues, the unity of partners such as the Oil Search Foundation, Santos, the Tari-Pori development authority, Hela government and the Australian government through the incentive fund had seen new projects realised to benefit patients and health workers.
“The improvement and construction of infrastructures are taking place because of like-minded and God-fearing people working together to serve the people,” he said.
“The opening of the 28-room nursing quarters, mess hall for patients, X-ray and pathology unit and four houses for doctors are the beginning of many things to come.”
Wong commended the provincial health authority headed by chief executive Dr James Kintwa “for the wise and prudent management to put up such infrastructures”.
Oil Search Ltd chief executive officers and Hela health authority chairman Peter Botten said the support from partners such as Australia had improved health services in the province.
The PNG Incentive Funds gave K10 million for the development at the hospital.
PM opens nurses’ quarters, hospital kitchen during visit
PRIME Minister James Marape visited his Tari-Pori electorate in Hela yesterday to open several projects at the provincial hospital in Tari.
They were funded by the PNG Incentive Fund for K10 million through the PNG-Australia partnership programme.
Marape thanked the PNG Incentive Fund for the construction of a nurses’ quarters, plus the hospital kitchen and messing facilities.
The other projects was the hospital’s X-ray and pathology laboratories.
Marape said the partnership between the government of Australia, Oil Search Foundation and Oil Search “is a testament to the commitment to serving the people of Tari-Pori and the country as a whole”.
He said it would boost the morale of the hospital staff.
Marape said he wanted nurses and doctors to attend training sessions too.
He said the Government planned to bring better health services to the rural areas.
They were funded by the PNG Incentive Fund for K10 million through the PNG-Australia partnership programme.
Marape thanked the PNG Incentive Fund for the construction of a nurses’ quarters, plus the hospital kitchen and messing facilities.
The other projects was the hospital’s X-ray and pathology laboratories.
Marape said the partnership between the government of Australia, Oil Search Foundation and Oil Search “is a testament to the commitment to serving the people of Tari-Pori and the country as a whole”.
He said it would boost the morale of the hospital staff.
Marape said he wanted nurses and doctors to attend training sessions too.
He said the Government planned to bring better health services to the rural areas.
