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A Retired Community Health Worker Receives Outstanding Final …

WebA retired community health worker, formerly known as Aid Post Orderly (APO) who actively served the Morobe Provincial Administration for 47 years was aggrieved about the amount he received as his final entitlement after he retired from active duties in 2015. In October 2019, he complained to the Ombudsman Commission to have the …

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Community Health Worker Reinstated and Put Back on Payroll …

WebThrough this structure, the Health Workers were appointed to a substantive position as Community Health Workers Level 6. As a result of the Commission’s intervention, the Community Health Workers were reinstated and put on the payroll and have been receiving fortnightly salaries effective as of December 2022. The Ombudsman …

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Community Health Worker Complains of Unpaid Outstanding …

WebA complaint was lodged with the Ombudsman Commission by a community health worker on alleged non-payment of five (5) months’ outstanding salaries and allowances. The community health worker was enlisted on the payroll in the fifth month however the backdated salaries and allowances to his date of commencement in 2016 …

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Community Health Worker Put on Payroll and Receives Eight 8 …

WebA Community Health Worker (CHW) employed by the Madang Provincial Health Authority (Madang PHA) complained to the Ombudsman Commission on the allegation of not being put on the payroll, and hence not being paid for eight (8) months whilst serving the Madang PHA.

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Health Extension Officer in AROB Receives Outstanding …

WebA Health Extension Officer (HEO) from Arawa in the Autonomous Region of Bougainville (AROB) finally received her service allowances after four years, which was made possible after the Ombudsman Commission’s intervention. On 13 July 2022, the Ombudsman Commission registered a complaint from a Health Extension Officer who is …

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OC urges State Entities to maintain reliable services amidst

WebThe Ombudsman Commission is urging all essential State Entities to maintain reliable services to the people of Papua New Guinea during this 14 day State of Emergency Period to contain any possible spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19).

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<strong>Alleged Unpaid Outstanding Salaries By the East New …

WebAlleged Unpaid Outstanding Salaries By the East New Britain Provincial Health Authority. A community health worker who commenced work at the Nonga General Hospital in 2016 complained of non-payment of her outstanding salaries and allowances from March to August of 2016. In mid-August 2016, the community health worker was …

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OC Investigates Critical Issues in Kikori District

WebSpecifically, the inspection of Orokolo Bay’s health centre revealed several critical issues, including a shortage of medical drugs, delays in the construction of a new building, safety concerns in the old health centre facility, insufficient funding, and inadequate staff housing. In Faia Village, severe challenges were identified, such as

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Former Nursing Sister Complains of 6 (six) Years Outstanding …

WebA former nursing sister lodged her complaint with the Ombudsman Commission alleging non-payment of her outstanding service and shift loading allowances. The former sister worked at the Daru General Hospital from 2010 to 2017 and was attached to the Tuberculosis…

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Hefty anti-venom fee increase removed

WebThe CEO’s decision to charge a hefty fee of K15, 000 for snake bite anti-venom at the Port Moresby General Hospital was found to be contradictory to Government’s Free Health Care Policy and the Ombudsman Commission initiated dialogue with the Hospital Board and the fees were removed.

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Improved Water Supply at Laloki Psychiatric Hospital

WebThe Ombudsman Commission received a complaint in July 2020 regarding the alleged lack of proper drinking water connected to the Laloki Psychiatric Hospital in Central Province. The matter was referred to the National Department of Health and the Laloki Hospital…

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Retrenched Community Health Worker Receives Missing K10, …

WebA retrenched community health worker with the Morobe Provincial Health Authority complained to the Ombudsman Commission on the alleged missing K10,000.00 from her total final entitlement of K38, 560.48 after retrenchment. The community health worker commenced her career as a…

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East New Britain Provincial Health Authority

WebA community health worker who commenced work at the Nonga General Hospital in 2016 complained of non-payment of her outstanding salaries and allowances from March

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Discriminatory Practices Act

WebIn this Act, unless the contrary intention appears—. “discriminatory practice” means discrimination either of an adverse or of a preferential kind practiced by a person or group of persons against or in favour of another person or group of persons for reasons only of colour, race or ethnic, tribal or national origin, and in particular

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PNG Constitution

Web247. Legal capacity of the Independent State of Papua New Guinea. (1) Papua New Guinea has power to acquire, hold and dispose of property of any kind, and to make contracts, in accordance with an Act of the Parliament. (2) Papua New Guinea may sue and be sued, in accordance with an Act of the Parliament. 248.

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Widow Receives Final Entitlement of Her Late Husband

WebThe final entitlements were calculated at K17,263. 92. The Late Community Health Worker passed away on 12 May 2016 and his family was entitled to his service entitlements but the payment was delayed until the Ombudsman Commission’s intervention when the payment was made to his family. The late Community Health Worker was …

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Salamaua High School Gets Much-Needed Financial Assistance …

WebThe Provincial Administrator Max Bruten on 14 April 2023 during the presentation of the K200, 00.00 cheque pledged his further assistance to Salamaua High School to purchase a much-needed asset for the school, a generator. The generator will cost about K60, 000.00 and Mr Bruten has advised the school to collect quotations and …

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OC Investigates Water Shortage Crisis at Kwikila Interim Provincial

WebOmbudsman Commission's intervention in response to a report by the National Newspaper on August 1, 2023, reported critical issues related to water shortages and disruptions in medical operations at Kwikila Interim Provincial Hospital (KIPH). To address these concerns, a team…

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Organic Law on Provincial Governments & LLGs

WebGovernments (Amendment No. 1) Law 1995, s50. [174] S ection 125 (1) (ba) added by the Organic Law on Provincial Governments and Local-level Governments. (Amendment No. 1) Law 1995, s50. [175] S ection 125 (2) (a) repealed and replaced by the Organic Law on Provincial Governments and Local-level.

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