Improving access to health services in Cape Gloucester

The people of Cape Gloucester, in West New Britain, now have improved access to critical primary health services closer to home following the recent opening of the new Cape Gloucester Health Centre.

This is one of 20 health facilities around the country that the Australian and Papua New Guinean Governments, together with the Asian Development Bank, are partnering on.

The opening of Cape Gloucester Health Centre highlights the important role health plays in building a country, supporting strong communities, and ensuring opportunities for the next generations.

The new 22-bed health facility includes a general adult ward, a children’s ward, a post-natal ward, and a TB isolation ward.

The health facility also includes a waiting house for expectant mothers, amenities for guardians, and 12 houses for staff.

It will be managed and run by the West New Britain Provincial Health Authority.

Australia continues to walk side by side, step by step with Papua New Guinea – working in partnership to make health services more affordable and accessible, reduce the burden of diseases, and to significantly improve the health and economic wellbeing of the population, particularly women, girls, and children.