Incentives for specialist doctors for WHP

By Neville Togarewa

Western Highlands provincial government will offer competitive employment and incentive packages to attract more specialist doctors to provide quality medical care and health services to the people according to Governor Tom Olga.

“Western Highlands is one of the first provinces to implement the Health Authority Act whose objective is to amalgamate our rural health services and Mt Hagen general hospital to improve efficiency in the delivery of health services to our people.” Mr Olga said he signed an MOA with Health Minister Sasa Zibe last year for the establishment of Western Highlands Health Authority which would be launched soon.

The provincial government was implementing a K10 million infrastructure development program at the hospital in line with its priority health initiative. “We have completed a duplex for occupation by specialist doctors and will be building more houses for them. The provincial government will provide incentives like school fees, water and utilities through the annual budget to attract specialists to Mt Hagen and Western Highlands.”