Rumginae School of Community Health Workers (CHW), in Western Province, recently celebrated the opening of its new E-library facility.
It was completed at the cost of K73 000, co-funded by Vega Industries, an Ok Tedi Mining Limited (OTML) supplier, and Ok Tedi Development Foundation (OTDF).
The interactive e-library has over 30 million resource materials that will benefit the students and staff.
School Principal Amos Kupaloma in his remarks, said the shortage of community health workers and access to health services has always been a challenge for Western Province.
“We are trying to raise the standards of health facilities, and the school’s aim is to prepare more Community Health Workers to serve in these health facilities,” Kupaloma said.
The Principal said training competent CHWs with the vital skills and knowledge, will contribute to quality and cost-effective Primary Health Care services to rural and urban communities, thus fulfilling the PNG government’s National Health Plan.
He was grateful to the school’s Board of Directors, and development partners who have contributed to having this facility completed.
OTML Board Chairman Dr Roger Higgins, who was the guest of honour, was pleased that developments were taking shape in rural areas, and the school is using technology to enhance teaching and learning.
“I commend the school administration for bringing the CHW School this far, since its inception in 1976, and the current development will be valuable in teaching and training future professionals in medicine,” said Dr Higgins.
Dr Higgins encouraged the school to look after the facility and make good use of it.
The new E-library is part of its capacity building, to enable the CHW training school to become a Nursing College.
The school intends to commence its Nursing Diploma program in 2023.
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