Northern Province Governor Gary Juffa

The PM was responding to questions from Northern Governor Gary Juffa in Parliament yesterday because the Health Minister Michael Malabag did not attend the sitting.

Juffa, in a series of questions, asked if the Prime Minister was aware that antiretroviral drugs used to treat HIV patients in public hospital had stocks that will last for two months only.

He also asked why a medical laboratory, announced two years ago to test imported drugs, is yet to be built, and if the government had plans to help Papua New Guineans seek treatment of cancer.  

Speaking at the launch of the local newspaper ‘Northern Observer’ today, Juffa said the province is not developing because people are not working together.

He said the leaders, especially the members of Parliament, need to unite and bring Oro to the next level.

Juffa also urged the people to take ownership of the development of the province and not play the blame game.

(Northern Governor Gary Juffa meeting a local during the launch of the Northern Observer today in Oro.)