Rabaul Provincial Hospital

This now kick starts the implementation of the SIA program, expected to run for three weeks, which will deliver Measles, Rubella and Polio vaccines as well as vitamin A nutritional supplement to children aged 5 years and below, .

Attending the launch today was Governor Michael Marum, ENB acting provincial administrator Levi Mano, Rabaul District Administrator Benedict Mode, Rabaul Provincial Hospital Manager Dr Osiat Baining, Deputy Chief Pediatrician Dr Beryl Vetuna and other senior hospital officials.

In a circular released yesterday on July 1, the Chief Executive Officer Dr. Ako Yap, said the ENB Provincial Health Authority, regretted to announce the scale down of non-essential services at the hospital starting Monday until further notice.

He said the continuous power interruptions and its unreliability is the main reason for this unfortunate decision by the management. Dr Yap said Water PNG had also started to apply water rationing to the hospital because of the interrupted power supply.