The United Nations Population Fund, says PNG's health services are continuing to deteriorate.
Australia's Foreign Affairs Minister, Julie Bishop recently raised concerns that PNG will not achieve the Millennium Develop Goal, calling for improvements in maternal health and child mortality. Dr. Gilbert Hiawalyer from the UN body, told Radio New Zealand International, sixty percent of mothers still give birth in the villages, and these statistics have not changed in 30 years. He blames lack of maintenance of health facilities, and asks where the aid dollars go. "Buildings are not maintained, no rooms, no water, no lights for mothers to deliver in the health centres. "Everything is in dire need for repair. "So it basically means the government has not put any resources at all, and that whole services for mother and child have deteriorated. "Many resources are put in by the Australian government, but where is that money going? "It is the responsibility of the Government to ensure these services are there," Doctor Hiawalyer said. rnzi Comments are closed.
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