Yaws: Mass Injections Of
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P-Ng Natives
AS part of the New Guinea-wide campaign to eradicate yaws, the Department of Public Health is arranging with employers, house holders, etc., for all natives in the Port Moresby area to receive in
jections at their place of employ men t. One pencillin injection usually is enough.
The medical officer in charge, Dr.
T. K. Abbot, stressed that it is pos sible for persons to be suffering from yaws without there being any apparent evidence of the disease.
The Department has almost com
pleted the mass injection of na on Bougainville Island, an< medical team is now working New Britain, H Mr. J. Gwyn, recently appoi headmaster of King George school, Auki, BSIP, has taker duty at the school.