Eastern Highlands Provincial Health Authority

10/10/2016

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EHPHA Chief Executive Officer
Post Courier Monday 10th October 2016 page 42.

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18/03/2016

All health care workers in the Eastern Highlands Province were advice to be on high alert for dengue fever and refer any suspected cases to the Goroka Provincial Hospital’s Physician and the Provincial Disease Control Officer.
Acting Chief Executive Officer of the Eastern Highlands Provincial Health Authority Mr. Joshua Soso said this in a memo to all the health workers in the province recently.
Mr. Soso said that the Provincial Disease Controller, Mr. Jackson Appo and Physician, Dr. Christopher Ope have sent out via a circular to alert all health care workers in the province to be weary of the dengue fever and report it to them quickly in light of the recent media reports on the five confirmed cases of dengue fever in NCD.
The circular stated that the confirmed cases in NCD is an indication of local transmission with habitation of the dengue fever carrying mosquito (aedes aegypti-albopictus) in the country.
The health workers were advised to do rapid diagnostic tests for malaria and widal tests for typhoid on cases presenting with high fever, muscle/joint pain, headache and malaise and treated accordingly.
As stated in the circular, the characters of dengue fever are usually described as acute onset of high fever, sever muscle pain/ joint pain, head ache and malaise.
A rash may be present at the onset. Classically, dengue has two peaks of fever, the initial febrile episode followed by an apparent recovery and then a second episode. Generalized lymphadenopathy and liver enlargement may occur with the second peak.
The most severe stages in Dengue fever is dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) and dengue shock syndrome (DSS) which should be managed at the hospital only.

11/03/2016

Over K6, 000 worth of laundry powder was donated by KK Kingston Ltd to the EHP Hospital recently. The company also made a similar donation in 2013. (Photos—left) Hospital Stores staff, Mr. Tino Koko receiving the donation from KK Kingston staff in Lae last weekend.(right) EHP Hospital staff unloading the laundry powder at the provincial hospital in Goroka. Photos supplied by Tino Koko and Morgan Keru.

11/03/2016

Director of Australian based Premier Biomedical Engineering Ltd, Alex Watson (right) presenting a Ultrasound Scanner to EHPHA Acting CEO, Joshua Soso as witnessed by EHPHA Curative Health Director Dr. Pumoso Warima in Port Moresby recently. Photo by Lynette Babah
The donation was in appreciation of over K40, 000 worth of biomedical equipment being purchased by EHPHA from the company. The equipment will be installed in the newly refurbished Accident & Emergency Department.

11/03/2016

She was described as a humble, soft spoken and a workaholic who was admired at home and work for her leadership qualities.
31 year old late Sr. Gracelyn Jagoro passed away mid last month after a short illness. Her passion and dream to become an expert in child health was cut short just when she was going to further her bachelor studies at the University of PNG this year.
Sr. Jagaro is from a mixed parentage of EHP, Morobe and Central. She started work at the hospital in 2006 after graduating from the Nursing College in Goroka.
The EHPHA Acting CEO, Joshua Soso handed over the body of late Sr. Jagaro to her family this week Wednesday in an emotional ceremony and conveyed his heartfelt condolence to the friends, colleagues, extended and immediate family on behalf of Staff, Management and Board of the Health Authority.
“May her soul rest in eternal peace.”

11/03/2016

The Eastern Highlands Provincial Health Authority has a total of 25 doctors currently engaged in various departments of the hospital with more showing interest to join in.
Three doctors are working at the Kainantu District Hospital and the remaining 22 doctors are at the provincial hospital in Goroka.
Acting CEO Mr Joshua Soso revealed this in response to a letter to the editor published in the Post Courier newspaper on Wednesday 2nd March 2015 titled "Only HEO's at Goroka Hospital."
Mr. Soso would like to assure the public that the Health Authority is working very hard and also liaising with the National Department of Health to recruit specialist doctors into various sections of the hospital amid the general doctor shortage situation faced around the country.
He added that the overall improvement of the hospital facilities, equipment and working conditions of the doctors, has attracted many doctors to express interests to join the hospital and their interests will be processed soon.
“The Health Authority has started improving the physical facilities of the hospital and establishing systems to gather, store, analyse and retrieve quantifiable health statistics to back up its claims for more significant developments, including recruitment of more doctors,” said Mr. Soso.
He said contributions from concerned public are most welcome and should also provide alternative options for improving the health sector of the province.

07/03/2016

People in the Eastern Highlands Province can now receive effective sexual health services including HIV/AIDS services.
Twenty (20) health workers from the Eastern Highlands Provincial Health Authority (EHPHA) and its partner health service providers received a week long Sexual Health Training recently in Goroka with funding from the PNG Sexual Health Society.
The health workers were introduced to the various pros and cons of sexual health and trained to identify and improve sexual health services in their respective health facilities.
Some of the training topics includes; defining sexual health and how it is contracted, gender issues, common Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) , infection control measures, clinical examination process, treatment protocols, Essentials of an effective STI service, Sexual Health issues in PNG, stigma and discrimination, Management of PICT and Voluntary Counselling & Testing,
The training was described by the EHP Provincial Disease Controller and Deputy Chairman of EHPHA Board, Mr. Jackson Apo as one of the first in the country.
It was facilitated by Sexual Health specialists, Dr. Greg Law from Australia and Dr. John Milan from the National Department of Health. Both are founding members of the PNG Sexual Health Society.
During the closing ceremony, EHP Health Authority Acting CEO Joshua Soso expressed great satisfaction for the training and urged the participants to implement the training effectively as the Health Authority will be supporting them and also requesting for monthly reports from them.

(Photo) EHP health workers posing for a group photo after completing their week long training recently at the Catholic Conference Center in Kefamo, outside Goroka.

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25/02/2016

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15/02/2016

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05/02/2016

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