Hospital Plans For Papua-
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New Guinea
T HE Minister tor Externa, Territories X announced on 20 that the Commonwealth Government had ap proved a programme for hospital con struction in the Territory of Papua and about about £7miiiion spent over a period of nve years.
The Minister stated that there had been a long and pressing need for Hos pitals in the Territory and that the programme that has been approved is based upon the results of investigations that were made by a Committee appointed
by the Minister last June. The Committee consisted of experts in tropical medicine and hospitalisation.
Training School, 15 regional hospitals, 52 sub regional hospitals, eight leper hos pitals, eight tuberculosis and three bulk medical stores—a total of 88 buildings.
All Hos P itals alon S with other buildings were destroyed during the war, and since then hospital provision has been greatly short of requirements and had been pro vided largely on temporary and improvised basis. The programme will be corn menced as soon as possible and with a view to its completion within the time set.