Port Moresby General Hospital (PMGH)

The event aimed to synchronize the hospital's strategic goals with broader healthcare objectives.

The inaugural day of the workshop saw the Corporate Services Division, comprising managers, coordinators, and officers, outline PMGH's strategic trajectory. 

Discussions ranged from performance evaluations of the 2022-2023 AIP to budget allocation and internal audit protocols. Challenges, priorities, and governance requirements for 2024 were also addressed.

In an interview with the Chief Executive Officer of the PMGH, Dr Paki Molumi, he said many of the bodies come from outside the hospital care, which could be accommodated in an outside facility but over the years Port Moresby General Hospital has taken on that responsibility because there has not been a public mortuary built.

Dr. Molumi said those deaths that occurred outside of the hospital were the responsibility of the city authority.

An infusion pump is a medical device that delivers fluids, such as nutrients and medications like insulin or other hormones, antibiotics, chemotherapy drugs, and pain relievers into a patient's body in controlled amounts.

BSP Capital general manager, Richard La’a when presenting the item said BSP continues to procure necessary equipment and support the health sector, as part of its community commitment.

“We believe that healthy people are productive, hence, they are likely to participate in the process of building a healthy nation,” said Mr La’a.

The recruitment drive aims to bolster patient care quality amid a glaring deficiency in staffing levels.

PMGH's chief executive officer, Dr. Paki Molumi, disclosed that the current nursing workforce stands at 800, a stark shortfall against the requisite 3,000 nurses imperative for optimal patient care delivery. 

Dr. Molumi emphasized the criticality of augmenting the workforce, asserting that compromised patient care cannot be countenanced.

Dr Molumi revealed this during the commissioning of the Port Moresby General Hospital’s Kidney Dialysis Centre, recently.

He stated that the hospital would like to address public health at the forefront because when it is not addressed, the hospital is at the receiving end of the worst.

He said this is a result of a lack of knowledge and ignorance.  

The chaos led to opportunistic looting, resulting in severe blood loss among casualties treated at PMGH, depleting blood stocks to alarming levels.

Most casualties were involved in looting businesses, including major supporters of the blood drive such as Brian Bell Group and CPL Group. Dr. Molumi expressed concern, stating: "Now that these businesses are looted, PMGH is struggling to restock blood."

The students' initiative saw the donation of 96 bags filled with essential baby items to the nursery, aimed at aiding newborns in need.

The 23 students visited the nursery to personally deliver their thoughtful contributions. Each mother and her baby were gifted a plastic bag teeming with supplies such as diapers, powder, oil, and more.

Among the donations, two bags of clothing were also included, aimed at providing comfort to the mothers themselves.

Nurses at the Port Moresby General Hospital (PMGH) will host their second Clinical Nursing Symposium from September 26th-28th, 2023 in Port Moresby, and a local printing company, BizPrint & Scan has extended their support as a bronze sponsor of the event.

BizPrint & Scan donated K5000 on Thursday, August 3, 2023, to nurses at PMGH for preparations for the event.

In a heartwarming celebration, family members, village leaders, media friends, and guests gathered to celebrate the 100th day since the birth of little Taylor Inapi, baby of a Josephine Inapi, who was discharged from PMGH Special Care Nursery on May 16^, 2023.

Dr. Zhenqiu Liu, deputy captain of the 12th China Medical Team and an Associate Professor of Paediatrics at POMGEN, led the event, displaying the remarkable recovery journey of this young fighter.

French Minister of State for Development, Francophine and International Partnerships, Chrysoula Zacharopoulou, presented the cheque on Saturday 29^th July.

The Obstetrics and Gynecology Society runs a project supported by the French government to build birthing facilities for pregnant women in rural areas to access.

This is the second visit by Minister Zacharopoulou to Port Moresby General Hospital following her recent visit last year.

During her 2022 visit, she promised support which she delivered today.