NCD Health Services technical advisor women's health, Dr Lutty Amos, made the statement during the commemoration of International Women's Day yesterday.
She said women must be appreciated for playing a big role in juggling motherhood, parenting and work.
Dr Amos was part of a panel of discussion consisting of prominent women in a first-of-its-kind event.
Members in the panel included Ambassador of the United States to PNG, Catherine Ebert-Gray, NCDHS coordinator of district health Dr Joyce Sauk and Lynda Babao O'Neill.
