Northern Provincial Government

Province to pay church health workers

Northern Governor Gary Juffa made this comment following budget cuts by the National Government on Church Health Services in the country.

In Parliament, Health Minister Michael Malabag confirmed that the budget cut will only affect the salary of health workers employed in the church-run health services.          

Juffa said the cuts will affect millions of Papua New Guineans who rely on this service provided my churches in rural areas where government health services are nonexistent.