Northern Provincial Government is doing an audit on its church-run health services in the province to help pay for the health workers.
Northern Governor Gary Juffa made this comment following budget cuts by the National Government on Church Health Services in the country.
In Parliament, Health Minister Michael Malabag confirmed that the budget cut will only affect the salary of health workers employed in the church-run health services.
Juffa said the cuts will affect millions of Papua New Guineans who rely on this service provided my churches in rural areas where government health services are nonexistent.
“In Oro (Northern) Province we have already instructed the sector chairman for health to conduct a review so we will find out actually how many staff are engaged in this program and the cost of their salary so they are not affected; we will pay them.”
The vocal governor assures the health workers not to panic.
“They are a vital part of our services to our people. They will get paid and still receive our assistance, I assure them and our people.”