Port Moresby General Hospital

CEO Dr Paki Molumi said there are up to 300 bodies being kept in a facility that can cater for only 120 at a time.

The mortuary in the nation’s capital is pushing its limits, and residents whose loved ones have been in there for quite a while, have been asked to bury their relatives, or they will be face mass burial.

“As you’ve seen in the papers, we are asking for relatives to come and claim the bodies and give them a decent burial. If that doesn’t happen then we will do a mass burial,” Dr Molumi said.

BPNG staff members were at the Port Moresby General Hospital boardroom to witness senior analyst, John Nema, present the dummy cheque on their behalf.

The donation was a reflection of the Bank’s 46^th anniversary, hence teams representing different sections of the Bank were present at the hospital.

It was something different from the usual in-house celebration.

The Hospital’s Acting Director for Medical Service and Paediatrician, Doctor Kone Sobi, acknowledged the bank’s generosity.

Dr Molumi, originally from Mendi, Southern Highlands Province, was selected from a field of international candidates. Dr Molumi holds a bachelor of medicine and surgery, post graduate qualifications as an ear, nose and throat surgeon and a Master of Business Administration.

Johnston noted that the Hospital Board is delighted to have Dr Molumi, a Papua New Guinean, leading the nation’s major hospital.

The digital system, which was recently launched by the Acting Chief Executive Officer of Port Moresby General Hospital, Dr. Paki Molumi, is referred to as a cost cutting and time saving measure for both the patients and doctors at the clinic.

Dr. Molumi said this system has been in place at the PMGH for the last two years and they have seen that patients who come through the Six-Mile Clinic are still going through the dilemma of waiting for hours and days – both at the clinic and the hospital.

Bomana Correctional Institute is appealing to citizens to report any sighting of the escapee.

Moses Maina escaped from the Port Moresby General Hospital on 23 May after he was taken there for medical treatment on orders of the National Court.

Bomana Correctional Institute Commander, Haraha Kiddy Keko, said the inmate is still on the run and has appealed to citizens to report to either CS or police if they do sight Maina.

The Commander can be contacted on 7212 0579 and 7660 7100. 

An order for his apprehension has also been issued by the District Court.

“This is a concern now,” says the President of the National Doctors Association, Dr. James Naipao.

Dr Naipao was referring to the Port Moresby General Hospital redevelopment plan.

“The Board of PMGH and Management might think otherwise. This statement stands to be corrected if otherwise there is one.

Now, chief of Emergency, Doctor Sam Yokopua, Department of Health, has warned that betelnut chewing can cause sudden cardiac death.

This awareness comes after seeing numerous sudden deaths at the Port Moresby General Hospital Emergency Department (ED), most with the history of chewing betelnut and suddenly collapsing.

While this may come as a shock to many, Dr Yokopua gives a medical explanation of this cause.

Shortages in human resource, unavailability of supplies and inadequate infrastructure have led to very low access and utilisation rates.

According to the World Bank Group report, in 2016 only a third of women had access to modern contraceptive methods, 54 percent of pregnant women attended at least one antenatal care visit and only 40 percent of women delivered with the assistance of a skilled birth attendant.

More worryingly, coverage of basic health services such as immunisation is declining.

Urology is a Greek terminology referring to "within the body organ".

The endoscopic equipment donated today by the Chinese Government consist of a gastroscope, which looks into the stomach, colonoscopes for the intestines, cystocopes for the bladder and urethroscope for the kidney.

This donation is based on the partnership between the Republic of China and Government of PNG dating back to 2002.

PMGH CEO Dr Umesh Gupta said the hospital receives donation from China yearly.

Last year it was ultrasound machine and some medicine.

Head of the Emergency Department, Dr. Sam Yockopua, confirmed that she was brought in and has been attended to.

Dr Yockopua said the elderly woman sustained scratches and minor cuts to her body after being dragged on the ground. She also suffered a knife wound to the head.

He said she received minor burns which are not life threatening.

The ER Head said the woman will remain at the hospital and receive treatment and psychological support.

She is expected to remain at the hospital until she is in a stable condition.