Does Private Medical Care Have A Role in PNG?

Couple of weeks ago I had some medical students visiting where I worked. They were visiting the establishment for a day as part of their medical training. I was told the main objective of their visit was to compare the private and public medical care in PNG and form an opinion.
I thought one day was [...]

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PNG Ranked Very Low In Equality For Women!

What is that we do not know already! PNG was and is still very low in world ranking when it comes to equal opportunity for women in this country.
The statistics are very telling;

very low number of women enrolling in schools.
very few women in parliament.
women abused every day.
women abused by policmen while in their custory.
our MPs [...]

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Diagnosing A Rib Fracture.

How do you know you have broken rib?
 

You will have pain over the site when coughing.
Pain over the site when laughing.
Pain over the site when trying to sleep or trying to get up from a sleeping position.
The pain is very localised over the site.
Deep inhalation will cause pain over the site of fracture

Treatment is usually [...]

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