KARUA Medical Centre

24/11/2025

Too much time spent indoors and intensive near vision activity lead to more children suffering from nearsightedness or .

Taking regular breaks and spending more time outdoors can reduce this risk. Get regular eye checks!

24/11/2025

Well Baby Clinic
📆Tuesday & Thursday
🕘 9am - 3pm
Polio drops currently not available
All other vaccines available - FOC
K30 service fee applies.
Polio drops available at the campaign sites for the meantime !

17/11/2025

In the Western Pacific Region, more than 220 million adults aged 18 years and above were estimated to have diabetes in 2022. (WHO)
But only half of people with diabetes know that they have the disease !

Get yourself tested today ! For the month of November you can get your blood pressure checked and body composition measured when you check your blood 🩸 sugar for K20 only .
Come see us at Medical Centre .

13/11/2025

(TB) is preventable and curable.

Yet, it remains one of the world’s deadliest infectious killers, claiming 1.23 million lives in 2024.

The WHO Global Tuberculosis Report 2025 talks about the gains made so far and the challenges ahead due to severe funding cuts: https://bit.ly/4qT5ihk

13/11/2025

Well Baby Clinic - every Tuesday and Thursday . Get your children vaccinated against measles !

Measles can be fatal.
Do you know its symptoms?

🔸 Rash that starts on the face and spreads over the body
🔸 Fever
🔸 Runny nose
🔸 Cough
🔸 Red and watery eyes
🔸 Small white spots inside the cheeks

Seek health care if you suspect you or your child has measles.

15/10/2025

🗓️It’s that time of the year - the perfect opportunity to do your health checks .

🎀We’ve put together an affordable package (K150) that cover the basic but essential checks/ screen that every woman should have .

🩺 Body composition & Blood Pressure
🩸 Haemoglobin & Blood Sugar
🎀 Physical breast check

Further tests or referrals will be arranged if necessary .
So put that hair or nail appointment on hold this month and make your health a priority ! 📍
Book via DM or WhatsApp/text 83953691
Email: karuareception@gmail.com
Dont delay and book today!

08/10/2025

Well Baby Clinic today-(9th Oct )9am - 3pm . All vaccines available including polio vaccine .
Vaccines are free . Service fee of K30 applies - (pls bring small change ).
Appointments not necessary .

01/10/2025

Welcome October - Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Pink 🎀
Have you had your breast and health checks ?

01/10/2025

📍Childhood Cancers .
As Dr Anga explains - Leukaemia (cancer of the blood and bone 🍖 marrow) is the commonest childhood cancer we see in PNG .

Children can present with
🟡 Fatigue - feeling tiredness
🟠 Frequent infections
🟣 bruise easily or bleeding 🩸
🔵joint pains

Proper and early diagnosis are important to help in effective treatment and recovery ❤️‍🩹.

25/09/2025

Well Baby Clinic today . All vaccines are available .

16/09/2025

Happy Independence Day Papua New Guinea 🇵🇬❤️🖤💛⭐️⭐️⭐️🇵🇬🇵🇬🇵🇬