At Paradise Private Hospital (PPH), we check Dengue by RDT (rapid diagnostic testing). We perform a Rapid Diagnostic Test to test Dengue or do a complete blood count and platelet counts test to immediately detect or manage and signs of Hemorrhage or dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF). Nonetheless, once signs and symptoms are detected, it is…
Signs and Symptoms of Dengue (Part 2)
People infected with Dengue can be asymptomatic, experiencing no signs or symptoms of a dengue infection. When symptoms do occur, they may be mistaken for other illnesses — such as the flu — and these symptoms usually begin 4 to 10 days after you are bitten by an infected mosquito. However, this should not be…
Running a Fever – Dengue Fever (Part 1)
People all over in the world are at risk each year to Dengue Fever. It is by far the most important mosquito-borne viral disease affecting humans worldwide; tens of millions of cases occur each year resulting in approximately 20,000-25,000 deaths mainly in children. There is currently no vaccine available for dengue. This mosquito-borne viral disea…
Lets Protect Ourselves from Malaria! – Part III
The Mosquito carrying Malaria bites at dawn and dusk – either early hours of the morning or when sun sets from 4pm onwards. Therefore it wise to keep your body covered and protected from getting mosquito bites at these times. As advised, Malaria is endemic. Living in places like PNG and especially in Port Moresby…
The Mutation of Malaria and Its Complications – Part II
Malaria infections are fatal. They can affect everyone from unborn babies, children, men and women. Malaria and Pregnancy The risk of Malaria affecting pregnancy and pregnant mothers are high and can lead to aborting of pregnancy, still birth or even early or premature delivery if the mother is in late stages of pregnancy. That is…
The Tropical Curse of Malaria – Part I
Malaria, an infectious disease, that thrives in the tropics is one of the major causes of admissions and deaths in Papua New Guinea. The disease transmitted from one mosquito to another is endemic in PNG and the neighboring countries in the Pacific. Due to the region’s proximity to the equator, the transmission of the disease…
Phishing Scam Alert
Capital Insurance Group (CIG) have become aware of e-mails, text messages and phone calls claiming to be from employees of Capital Life Insurance Company (CLIC). They claim that the recipients have won cash prizes as a promotional incentives from the company. They illegally request personal information including bank account details, or to pay a ce…
COVID 19 – Testing & Treatment
Capital Insurance Group wishes to advice all our stakeholders and clients that testing and treatment of Covid is not covered under the existing insurance policy with CIG. Testing and related costs will be the local governments arrangement and specific instruction will be issued by the local government on quarantine measures. Please contact your bro…
PNG Office Closure for 2 Weeks
Capital Insurance Group wishes to advice all our stakeholders and clients that for the well-being and health of all our staff we have made a decision to close our PNG office, located at TISA Haus Waigani for the next 2 weeks starting Friday 19th of March. We will reoccupy the office on Tuesday the 6th…
Measures to Port Moresby (NCDC) Lockdown
We wish to advice all our valued brokers, partners and clients that we will continue to operate normal business and adhere to the limitations of staff numbers and social distancing during the lock down as required under the new measures. Therefore we have taken the following steps to protect our people and continue to maintain…