Prime Minister James Marape has done the Kimbe Provincial Hospital ground breaking formalities, to mark the funding and construction of the new K300 million health infrastructure.
PM Marape said the construction and upgrading of the Kimbe Hospital from Level 5 to Level 6, is part of the Government's plan to construct good regional and provincial hospitals.
He said he will ensure the hospital is constructed and delivered by 2025, when PNG celebrates 50 years of Independence.
He went on to thank the Hospital staff and management for working hard to take care of the sick during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Prime Minister was given a tour of the hospital, and had a chance to speak to studenst of the Kimbe School of Nursing. They expressed that they were happy about the introduction of the Higher Education Loan Program (HELP), to meet tuition fee costs.