Madang Provincial Health Authority

World Malaria Day is observed annually on April 25th to signify the fight against malaria and the effort to reduce the massive death toll of malaria globally.

Finally, the Chief Executive Officer, Fidelis Waipma, Dr. Martin Daimen the Director Public Health and Dr. Judith Gawi Director Curative Health and other administration members walked over to their placed seats.

To the dismay of the all the organizing nurses and those that attended the gathering, CEO Waipma, called on the media and told them to leave the forum, stating that it was an “Internal Issue” which they needed to sort on their own and that they would have a later date set for the media to be briefed upon the outcome.

The management was also urged to start carrying out surveys to counter and improve service delivery in the province.

Nurse Karen Demok called upon the Senior Executive Management to recall a workshop that was held by the National Health Department on National Health Service Standards last November.

She said it was high time now revisited and acted upon implementing the National Health Service Standards by conducting surveys in all the health facilities in Madang Province.

Mou Bilang, a community leader, says for far too long, Ganglau health clinic has not had permanent medical officers there to provide much-needed medical services to the people.

He alleges that one of the local community health workers (CHW), who is supposed to be stationed there, lives far from the clinic and arrives late to serve patients.