PNG Medical and Health Sciences University

The National Executive Council endorsed the stand-alone PNG Medical and Health Sciences University on Monday, January 23.

The need for more doctors in the country prompted the PNG National Doctors Association (PNG NDA) to petition the government to establish the university.

The petition was to ask the government to convert the University of PNG’s School of Medical Health Science (SMHS) Taurama Campus into a stand-alone university.

PNG National Doctors Association (NDA) have petitioned the Government to convert the University of PNG’s School of Medical Health Science (SMHS) Taurama Campus into a stand-alone university.

PNG NDA president Dr James Naipao said this will come to fulfillment and they’re proud of this achievement.

Naipao had informed Prime Minister Peter O’Neill and the Government for the need to rejuvenate the SMHS with its own funding and make it into a stand-alone medical university.