HOSPITAL POROMAN FOUNDATION HOST BREAST CANCER BREAKFAST

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PORT MORESBY: Voluntary Charity Organization Hospital Poroman Foundation hosted a breakfast on 21st of April 2015 at Holiday Inn.
The purpose of hosting this breakfast is to find out ways to mitigate the risk that modern Papua New Guinean women faced of being diagnosed with breast cancer. The issue has become a national concern with increasing statistics of women diagnosed with breast cancer.
Dr Arnold Waine, the guest speaker at the breakfast
Guest Speaker at the breakfast was Dr. Arnold Waine. Dr Waine is a senior lecturer in Surgery at the School of Medicine and Health Sciences (UPNG).
Dr. Waine is also a fellow at University of Auckland, New Zealand and Honorary Senior Surgeon at Port Moresby General Hospital and Private Consultant Surgeon to Paradise Private Hospital.
Dr Waine has been a vibrant volunteer of the Charity Organization since the beginning of this year. He was very passionate about the charity work that the foundation is doing since its inception back in 2012.
His work as a volunteer with the foundation started this year. He was inspirational when the foundation conducted their first medical checks and lifestyle disease awareness in Parliament house on February 11th-13th, 2015.
Prime Minister Peter O’Neill acknowledged the voluntary work that the foundation is doing in raising funds to purchase medical equipments and supplies to build capacity for rural based health centers, clinics and aid posts throughout the country.
Dr Waine involvement in the breakfast was his second appearance with Hospital Poroman Foundation annual activities. This time his topic was about “breast cancer in PNG: social implication.”
Breast Cancer is a national issue and therefore Hospital Poroman Foundation aligning its activities with the national department of health policy on cancer during the past decade and its projection about policy in Health Plan 2000-2020.
Dr. Waine gave example of the data taken from PNG’s two biggest public hospital in the country. Data obtained from Angau Oncology Center (Lae) since March-June 2012 of old cancer patient statistics shows 2500 cases within that particular period.

Guests at the breakfast
According to data within that same period of time a total of 66 new cases are being recorded.
Port Moresby General Hospital statistics measurement stands at breast cancer incident rate of 2.7/100,000 cases dating back to 2011. Mortality among young patient is of great concern in terms of social economic benefits.  
These are some very alarming statistics that needs constant monitoring and continuous awareness and prescribe treatment.
The Government of Papua New Guinea through the health department cannot do everything single handed. Therefore, Hospital Poroman Foundation was formed in order to compliment and share the responsibility.
Hospital Poroman Foundation needs volunteers and more support through sponsorship from the government and the private sector to be able to fund its small secretariat office to implement its annual activities.
For more information about Dr. Waine presentation and about the foundation please don’t hesitate to contact Founder Janet Roland Sios or Hospital Poroman Foundation Executive officer Lyanne on how you can be a volunteer by using your expertise like Dr. Arnold Waine to Promote Partnership for a Healthy Nation.
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