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April 29, 2022
By Phoebe Gwangilo in Port Moresby Papua New Guinea’s first woman neurosurgeon has graduated from the national university. Dr Esther Apuahe graduated with a higher post-diploma in neurosurgery during the University of Papua New Guinea’s 67th graduation ceremony yesterday. “She is the first female neurosurgeon in Papua New Guinea,” said the dean of UPNG’s Medical ... <a title="Papua New Guinea’s first woman neurosurgeon graduates at UPNG" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/29/papua-new-guineas-first-woman-neurosurgeon-graduates-at-upng/" aria-label="Read more about Papua New Guinea’s first woman neurosurgeon graduates at UPNG">Read more</a>
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March 22, 2022
ANALYSIS: By Ashwin Swaminathan, Australian National University It seems not a day goes by without learning someone in our inner circle of family, friends and colleagues has covid. When we ask how unwell our acquaintance is, the responses vary from “they’re really crook” to “you wouldn’t even know they had it”. This is in line ... <a title="Covid diagnosis: Could I have had the virus and not realised?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/22/covid-diagnosis-could-i-have-had-the-virus-and-not-realised/" aria-label="Read more about Covid diagnosis: Could I have had the virus and not realised?">Read more</a>
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January 28, 2021
By Lulu Mark in Port Moresby Papua New Guinea’s biggest hospital is straining to provide medical services to the growing population of the capital Port Moresby – with an estimated growth rate of 3 percent annually, a medical executive says. Port Moresby General Hospital chief executive officer Dr Paki Molumi said overcrowding, especially in the ... <a title="Port Moresby hospital under strain with overcrowding, says doctor" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/01/28/port-moresby-hospital-under-strain-with-overcrowding-says-doctor/" aria-label="Read more about Port Moresby hospital under strain with overcrowding, says doctor">Read more</a>
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November 18, 2020
ANALYSIS: By Barbara Allen, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington and Michael Macaulay, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington The world was ablaze with hope following the announcement last week that a vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech may be more than 90% effective in preventing COVID-19. New Zealand politicians were ... <a title="Covid-19 vaccine – hard ethical and practical choices over distribution" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/18/covid-19-vaccine-hard-ethical-and-practical-choices-over-distribution/" aria-label="Read more about Covid-19 vaccine – hard ethical and practical choices over distribution">Read more</a>
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November 1, 2020
The Niugini Biomed Ltd papers … seeking to “leap frog” over all the other things Papua New Guinea needs and do drug research. Image: Scott Waide blog We cannot even get National Agriculture and Quarantine Inspection Authority (NAQIA) accredited laboratories up and running around Papua New Guinea for various lab testing our requirements. These labs ... <a title="Challenging covid-19 – two critics of PNG’s K10m drug development plan" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/01/challenging-covid-19-two-critics-of-pngs-k10m-drug-development-plan/" aria-label="Read more about Challenging covid-19 – two critics of PNG’s K10m drug development plan">Read more</a>
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October 22, 2020
By Clifford Faiparik in Port Moresby Papua New Guinea’s Auditor-General has questioned who approved a US-based international auditing firm to audit the awarding of contracts by the Health Department to pharmaceutical companies. Acting Auditor-General Gordon Kega said his office should “sanction” the involvement of any private firm in the auditing of public funds. “Under the ... <a title="PNG auditor calls for ‘sanctions’ in private probe over medicines row" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/22/png-auditor-calls-for-sanctions-in-private-probe-over-medicines-row/" aria-label="Read more about PNG auditor calls for ‘sanctions’ in private probe over medicines row">Read more</a>
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September 10, 2020
By Rebecca Kuku in Port Moresby Flaws in Papua New Guinea’s public health system and the medicine supply chain are because of poor management in the Health Department, with some officers “living extravagant lifestyles far beyond their salary”, according to a new report. Public Accounts Committee chairman Sir John Pundari yesterday tabled in Parliament the ... <a title="Audit report slams ‘flawed’ PNG health management, ‘extravagant lifestyles’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/10/audit-report-slams-flawed-png-health-management-extravagant-lifestyles/" aria-label="Read more about Audit report slams ‘flawed’ PNG health management, ‘extravagant lifestyles’">Read more</a>
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April 28, 2020
Pacific Media Centre Off-label drugs may now be used in clinical trials in the Philippines to test possible cures for the coronavirus, pandemic, the Department of Health (DOH) has announced. During the department’s regular afternoon briefing yesterday, Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said the DOH is coordinating with the World Health Organisation (WHO) for the ... <a title="Off-label drugs may now be used in Philippines coronavirus trials" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/28/off-label-drugs-may-now-be-used-in-philippines-coronavirus-trials/" aria-label="Read more about Off-label drugs may now be used in Philippines coronavirus trials">Read more</a>
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