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Frontline health workers in Papua New Guinea say they are struggling to keep up with an influx of patients since the introduction of free primary health care in 2014.
A new report by the Australian National University and the University of Papua New Guinea raised concerns about a worrying trend of declining performance in the health sector, despite a dramatic increase in hospital funding.
The findings are a worry for Mt Hagen resident Miriam Makal.
When Ms Makal took her elderly father to hospital for eye surgery in December, he was turned away and told to come back the following week.
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ANU food security glasshouses remain unrepaired one year after Canberra s hailstorm, further compromising research
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ANU and CSIRO greenhouses were badly damaged by the hailstorm that tore through Canberra on January 20 last year, and look much the same today.
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Critical research to prepare Australia s crops for harsher weather has been kept on hold after a devastating hailstorm that swept through Canberra damaged Australian National University glasshouses 12 months ago.
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Researchers say damaged glasshouses are a depressing scene, as insurance delays see them still shattered one year on
They say work has been compromised by the delayed repairs, and will result in less secure food supply in the future
Upopoy Ainu park attracts 200,000 in first 6 months
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Visitors are seen at the Upopoy National Ainu Museum and Park in Shiraoi, Hokkaido, on Wednesday.Japan News/Yomiuri photo.
SHIRAOI, Japan - The Upopoy National Ainu Museum and Park has attracted a total of 198,485 visitors in the six months since its opening in mid-July, the operator said Wednesday.
Although the initial target had been set at 1 million visitors per year, the Foundation for Ainu Culture, which operates the facility, said at a press conference that [the figure] is considered to be good as the number of visitors has been limited due to the coronavirus crisis.
ANU staff receive spam email falsely claiming positive COVID-19 cases on campus
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An email sent to ANU staff falsely claimed new cases of COVID-19 had been identified on campus .
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Staff at the Australian National University (ANU) have been issued a warning after many of them received a scam email that incorrectly claimed new COVID-19 cases had been recorded at the Canberra campus.
Multiple members of departments at the university reported receiving the email, which included a link the reader was advised to follow.
The email was given the subject line New positive positive COVID-19 cases among staffs and was sent to faculty, including physics professor Jodie Bradby.