Western Provincial Health Authority

26/09/2025

20/09/2025

WPHA also wishes to acknowledge the support of Daru Secondary School Board and Management who had assisted our Emergency Response Team with refreshments. The staff of Daru Provincial Hospital and Western PHA were delighted to have the DSS team recognize them through this heartfelt gesture of appreciation.

Our team was able to treat several hypertension patients before their situations escalated into serious emergency cases, as well as other serious cases that will be further detailed in their reports to WPHA.

19/09/2025

𝐖𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧 𝐏𝐇𝐀 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐜𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐚 𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐝𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤-𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝟓𝟎𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐂𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐃𝐚𝐫𝐮.

As is the norm every year, Western Province had over a week of celebrations to commemorate Papua New Guinea's year of the Golden Jubilee.

The medical team was able to carry out BMI and Blood Sugar tests, as well as provide health and nutrition advice with basic checks and a newly launched ambulance placed on standby in case of emergencies.

The emergency response team was led by Sr. Janice Warure and a team of health professionals who dedicated their time and energy into serving the public of Daru.

The health promotions team, led by the brilliant Mr. Brian Ambrias, Provincial EPI Coordinator, was able to gather volunteers to carry our health talks to individual stalls and share information posters and brochures with participants and the public as a whole.

WPHA is thankful for the efforts of those who have participated in bringing our health messages to the public, as well providing important clinical services throughout the week-long festivities.

We also acknowledge the community behind the scenes. The efforts of our local men and women who had volunteered to build our stalls and watch over them at night while our staff rested peacefully at home.

Community involvement is what we strive to promote, and we hope our recent efforts in engaging various communities throughout our independence celebrations proves to promote a healthy relationship with them going forward.

18/09/2025

WESTERN PHA LAUNCHES NEW AMBULANCE AND BANANA BOAT FOR DARU AND MARI VILLAGE RESPECTIVELY

On Monday the 15th of September, Daru hospital received a brand-new ambulance purchased by WPHA to assist in the patient retrievals and medivac cases. Daru hospital now has two new ambulances launched within the same year.

The launching also saw the official release a 23-footer dinghy purchased for the Mari villagers in the South Fly District of Western Province. The boat will assist with referral cases and WPHA hopes these efforts will greatly ease some of the burden of transportation and logistics within the district.

12/09/2025

Celebrating Independence in style.

WPHA dedicates Friday to traditional wear as Corporate Staff display new uniforms in commemoration of our country's 50th Anniversary Celebrations.

06/09/2025

Western PHA thanks the Miss Bird of Paradise - Western contestants for the visit to our maternity and pediatric wards yesterday.

The MBoP team paid a visit to our head office in Daru and met with our CEO Dr. Miriam Boga yesterday. They thanked her personally for the assistance in shipping and logistics.

In addition, WPHA acknowledges the support shown by the Contestants and wish them all the best in this evening's crowning event.

We stand committed to supporting intiatives like this targeted at improving the health and well-being of our communities throughout Western Province.

01/09/2025

The Western Provincial Health Authority (WPHA) has successfully completed Phase 1 of its polio vaccination campaign across South Fly, North Fly, Middle Fly and Delta Fly districts.

28/08/2025

28/08/2025

The Jiwaka Provincial Health Authority [PHA] has reported two cases showing symptoms of polio during the ongoing Polio Supplementary Immunization Activity [SIA].

Read more:
https://www.nbc.com.pg/post/25440/jiwaka-reports-two-suspected-polio-cases-during-immunization-drive

22/08/2025

𝐌𝐎𝐑𝐄𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐃 𝐑𝐔𝐑𝐀𝐋 𝐇𝐎𝐒𝐏𝐈𝐓𝐀𝐋 𝐇𝐎𝐒𝐓𝐒 𝐒𝐏𝐄𝐂𝐈𝐀𝐋𝐈𝐒𝐓 𝐄𝐘𝐄 𝐎𝐏𝐄𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐒

The newly built Morehead Rural Hospital for the first time hosted specialist eye surgeries by the visiting The Fred Hollows Foundation medical team.
This was history in the making for people in this remote part of Western Province accessing such services.

WPHA thanks PNG Sustainable Development Program Ltd. for sponsoring the FHF. The team moves to Balimo District Hospital next week for more eye outreach and surgeries.

Below a grandmother expressing her joys at being able to see clearly.

07/06/2025

𝐅𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥

Yesterday, Western PHA gathered with heavy hearts to bid farewell to a remarkable man— the Late Mr. Thomas Topeau, a dedicated biomedical engineer who served Daru Provincial Hospital with unwavering commitment for over four decades.

Born in 1962 in Central Province, Mr. Topeau was not just a skilled professional but a pillar of strength in our healthcare family.

From 1982 until his passing, he worked tirelessly behind the scenes in Daru Provincial Hospital, ensuring that life-saving medical equipment was always in working order. His expertise, patience, and kindness touched countless lives—doctors, nurses, and patients alike relied on him, and he never failed us.

Though he has left us, his legacy lives on in the machines he maintained, the lives he helped save, and the knowledge he shared. Today, as we send him to his final resting place, we take comfort in knowing that his work was a blessing to many.

Mr. Topeau leaves behind his wife, four children, and 14 grandchildren.

To his beloved wife, children, grandchildren, and family—we share in your grief and extend our deepest condolences. Thank you for sharing such a great man with us.

Rest easy, Mr. Topeau. Your service will never be forgotten.

May you rest in eternal peace.