By Jina Amba
THE Western Highlands Provincial Health Authority (WHPHA) has engaged the services of fixed wing aircrafts to deliver health services to the people in remote parts of Western Highlands and Jiwaka provinces.
In what could well be a first for the country, a total of K60,000 was paid to three different airline companies – Centre Aviation, Heli Solution and MAF (K20,000 each) – to fly sick patients from rural parts of Western Highlands and Jiwaka provinces to hospitals in the main centres for treatment.
This was announced by WHPHA chief executive officer Dr James Kintwa during the graduation of community health workers last Thursday in Mt Hagen.
Mothers, children and patients from rural areas who faced death before reaching hospitals and aid posts would be relieved, especially in areas where there were no roads.
Dr Kintwa said people in rural parts of the WHP and Jiwaka suffer from lack of basic and important services like health and the WHPHA had taken the initiative to save lives of the underprivileged.
Dr Kintwa said the officer in charge (OIC) in aid posts in remote areas would contact the headquarters in Mt Hagen and the aircraft would transport patients who needed doctors for examination and treatment.
He said OICs in remotes areas have closed user group (CUG) Digicel phones to contact them at headquarters.
Dr Kintwa said they do not want to have debts with the companies and make payments later like other companies do, but would pay in advance for the services offered.
And if there is an emergency they would just send a plane or helicopter over.
“Those places that do not have airstrips, helicopters would be sent over,” he said.
Dr Kintwa said when the deposited money is used more money would be given so that the aircrafts would fly out when needed in the remote areas.
He said the aircrafts would be sent out to remote places only on his approval.
THE Western Highlands Provincial Health Authority (WHPHA) has engaged the services of fixed wing aircrafts to deliver health services to the people in remote parts of Western Highlands and Jiwaka provinces.
In what could well be a first for the country, a total of K60,000 was paid to three different airline companies – Centre Aviation, Heli Solution and MAF (K20,000 each) – to fly sick patients from rural parts of Western Highlands and Jiwaka provinces to hospitals in the main centres for treatment.
This was announced by WHPHA chief executive officer Dr James Kintwa during the graduation of community health workers last Thursday in Mt Hagen.
Mothers, children and patients from rural areas who faced death before reaching hospitals and aid posts would be relieved, especially in areas where there were no roads.
Dr Kintwa said people in rural parts of the WHP and Jiwaka suffer from lack of basic and important services like health and the WHPHA had taken the initiative to save lives of the underprivileged.
Dr Kintwa said the officer in charge (OIC) in aid posts in remote areas would contact the headquarters in Mt Hagen and the aircraft would transport patients who needed doctors for examination and treatment.
He said OICs in remotes areas have closed user group (CUG) Digicel phones to contact them at headquarters.
Dr Kintwa said they do not want to have debts with the companies and make payments later like other companies do, but would pay in advance for the services offered.
And if there is an emergency they would just send a plane or helicopter over.
“Those places that do not have airstrips, helicopters would be sent over,” he said.
Dr Kintwa said when the deposited money is used more money would be given so that the aircrafts would fly out when needed in the remote areas.
He said the aircrafts would be sent out to remote places only on his approval.
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