Lae School of Nursing

Lae Nursing School Project

Morobe Governor, Ginson Saonu, had initially made a commitment in 2018 to build the Lae School of Nursing a graduation hall and a multipurpose facility.

Today, this commitment was formalised with a groundbreaking ceremony that was attended by the governor, Australian Consul-General, Mark Fox, and chief executive officer of the Morobe Provincial Health Authority, Dr Kipas Binga.

Pilot rural student accommodation

The department’s executive manager from the project implementation division said they only started in 2016 when funding was redirected to them.

The recent opening of the Mutzing students’ duplex in Markham district was cause for celebration for the Lae School of Nursing.

The Department of Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology partnered with the School of Nursing to see the project through, though it had taken six years to complete.

Mutzing nursing accommodation opened

The Mutzing duplex will house male student nurses on one side while their female counterparts will be on the other side.

The Lae School of Nursing accommodation took six years to complete due to various financial challenges and issues on ground.

However, a determined School of Nursing management made sure the duplex was completed and ready for its official opening on July 7th.

New academic building for nursing school

Health Secretary Pascoe Kase and Australian High Commissioner, Bruce Davis, opened the new academic building at the Lae School of Nursing today.

The major infrastructure upgrade support valued at approximately K25 million is part of the ANGAU Hospital redevelopment project, an initiative under the Joint Understanding between the governments of Papua New Guinea and Australia.

PNG needs more trained midwives

Papua New Guinea needs to train more midwives to help address the high infant mortality and maternal rate.

PNG Midwifery Society president Jennifer Pyakalyia has called for more training for midwives at the universities and colleges in the country.

Pyakalyia said at least 20 midwives should be trained at each of the five midwifery institutions in the country if PNG is serious about improving maternal and new born health.