The directorate that works to stop people getting sick in the first place — reaching families in villages and islands right across the province.
Public Health Services looks beyond the hospital ward to the health of whole communities. Its teams travel, vaccinate, teach and track disease so that fewer people ever need treatment.
Childhood immunisation is available through health centres and clinics, and through outreach visits to communities without a nearby facility.
Antenatal visits, delivery support and checks for mothers and newborns are part of routine care at health centres and hospitals.
Malaria prevention, disease-control activity and health education are carried out with village volunteers and community leaders, not only inside clinics.
Public Health Services is based at the Kavieng Provincial Hospital facility on Nusa Parade, on the Kavieng waterfront, and its teams work out from there across both the Kavieng and Namatanai districts.
Written enquiries can be posted to P.O. Box 68, Kavieng, New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea, or emailed to [email protected]. General questions about any of our services can also go through the contact page.
A direct telephone line for this directorate will be published here once confirmed by the Authority.
Our cervical cancer elimination clinic in Kavieng offers point-of-care HPV screening with same-day treatment, run in partnership with Catholic Health Services and supported by the Kirby Institute. Local clinical teams have been trained so screening keeps reaching women across the province.
A five-year plan built with New Ireland's community-based malaria volunteers and the PNG Institute of Medical Research aims to drive down malaria across the province — combining prevention, testing, treatment and strong community involvement.
Get in touch with the Authority and your enquiry will be passed to the right team.
