Sports has always been a great platform to improve social cohesion, inclusion and promote self discipline among the young, especially in our multi diverse arena. This year, we are happy to announce our partnership with Cricket PNG by sponsoring a range of vital medical and general insurance covers. We presented a cheque on Wednesday 23…
A Heart Attack Until Proven Otherwise – Chest Pains
In this series, Dr Joseph Sand discusses the alarming health concerns related to chest pains. We investigate the origins of chest pains, the types that occur and what you can do to detect Chest pains and prevent from getting out of hand. Chest pains have become a common issue in PNG because of the kind…
CIG supports Cheshire Disability Services with Sponsored Insurance Cover
Cheshire Disability Services is no stranger to CIG and its community outreach space as their friendship spans over the years and has been part and partial of our efforts in promoting sustainable community development. This year, we are proud to announce that we will continue our support and commitment to Cheshire Disability Services by spo…
How to Take Care and Protect Ourselves from Dengue (Part 3)
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…
Collectively Fighting GBV – The Future of CIG & PNGTF Partnership
Companies can play an important role to tackle Gender-Based Violence. Whether you are from an organization taking your first steps in trying to understand how gender-based violence (GBV) affects your business, right through to those who have been expertly working on this topic for some time, insights and experiences shared could help to shape your&…
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…