Barrick (Niugini) Limited donates K100,000 to the 2019 PNG Medical Symposium
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Barrick (Niugini) Limited donates K100,000 to the 2019 PNG
Medical Symposium
PORT MORESBY , Papua New Guinea – August 1 4, 2019 - Barrick (Niugini ) Limited, the
majority owner and operator of the Porgera Mine in Papua New Guinea, has donated K100,000
to the 2019 PNG Medical Symposium.
“The care and expertise of the doctors, nurses and medical technicians who staff the nation’s
hospitals and clinics are essential to the well -being of Papua New Guineans, and it is vital that
Papua New Guinea has a world-class health framework to develop the knowledge and skills that
its health professionals need,” said Woo Lee, Director of Barrick (Niugini) and President of Barrick
(China).
Lee noted that the Porgera Mine has a long-standing record of supporting health care near the
Porgera Mine in the Enga Province through funding and infrastructur al development. “In 2019
alone, our company has provided more than K2 million to the Enga Provincial Health Authority for
the refurbishment and re-opening of the Paiam Hospital in the Porgera Valley,” he said.
“We are pleased to now extend our support to the broader Pap ua New Guinea health sector
through our Gold Sponsorship of the 2019 PNG Medical Symposium, the theme of which is Health
Education. We applaud National Planning Minister Richard Maru and President of the PNG
Medical Society Professor Nakapi Tefuarani for their efforts in hosting the 2019 PNG Medical
Symposium, which we know will provide all participants with valuable insights and ideas to further
develop health education in Papua New Guinea.”
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