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A funding submission of K70-milion has been put through to the National Executive Council for preparedness work towards the El Nino currently affecting the country.

A total of 10 provinces in the country are now officially experiencing drought season following the onset of El Nino in April this year.

Construction of the new Level 4 Koroba District Hospital is progressing steadily, bringing specialist healthcare services closer to thousands of people in Koroba Lake Kopiago District who have waited years for improved medical care.

Communities in Port Moresby and across Papua New Guinea are being urged to avoid unnecessary bush fires following the recent disaster in Goilala District, where many homes were destroyed and more than a thousand people were left homeless.

Koroba Lake Kopiago MP William Bando has urged local youths to “love yourself” as he launched the district’s first-ever rugby league affiliated with the PNG Rugby Football League [PNGRFL].

Thousands of patients from across the Highlands region are set to benefit after the Hela Provincial Government presented K200,000 to the Western Highlands Provincial Health Authority to support healthcare services at Mt Hagen Provincial Specialist Hospital.

The Hela Provincial Disaster Committee [HPDC] has been directed to begin public awareness campaigns across the province on the impacts of the forecast 2026–2027 El Niño, following a national directive from the National Disaster Centre.

The Western Pacific University [WPU] has reached a significant milestone in its digital transformation journey, with the official launch of its AI-Enabled Digital Knowledge Hub.

The National Disaster Centre [NDC] has activated its emergency response system following the National Weather Service's official declaration of an El Niño climatic condition this month.

Ward 13 Sisimakam in the Ningerum rural local level government [LLG] has officially launched Western’s first community-led disaster plan to boost local emergency preparedness.