The event marked the end of two years of scaling down operations and referral of emergency cases to Goroka General Hospital.
Continuous burglary issues, including break and entering and stealing, had prompted the closure of the rural health centre with endorsement from the Eastern Highlands Provincial Health Authority (EHPHA). While patient mattresses and a fridge for storing vaccines were stolen, patients and staff were harassed by opportunists.
The EHPHA has now re-opened the health centre services after securing the facility with half a million kina fencing.
