PNG’s NDoH bribed!
News that matters in Papua New Guinea PNG’s NDoH bribed! PORT MORESBY: Health issues, supply of pharmaceutical drugs and medical kits, and corruption had been protracted issues dominating news headlines in Papua New Guinea (PNG) for decades. Last Thursday (Nov 21, 2019), at the Public Accounts Committee (PAC)’s fifth session of its inquiry into the procurement and supply of medicine and medical kits worth more than K100 million to Borneo Pacific Pharmaceuticals Ltd (BPPL) this year, sparks started firing wantonly. Health secretary Pascoe Kase told the PAC that he was surprised the contract to procure and supply medicines was awared to BPPL in 2014. Kase was later cornered by PAC chairman Sir John Pundari’s line of questioning that forced him to ask for time to check his records, and to submit documents on Monday (Nov 25, 2019). LD Logistics Company (LDLC) which secured a K25 million contract to deliver medicines and pharmaceutical drugs nationwide in 20...