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Pacific Islands Monthly, 1 July 1957Vol. XXVII, No. 12

P-NG Gets Asian

p. 26 · Read in the full issue

Flu Vaccine

THE first 1,000 doses of the Aus tralian-made Asian-influenza vaccine arrived in Port Moresby on July 10 and were sent off to Wewak and Madang towns on the air route nearest to the Dutch border—the first cases in the Vogel kop were reported late June, and cases have now occurred in Hol andia.

One thousand doses will be arriv ing each week until requirements are met —and P-NG in this regard has been given priority over Aus tralia.

H The famous Australian eye doctor, Dr. Granville Waddy, arrived in Port Moresby early in May to treat native patients who had been without care since Dr. Loschdorfer went on leave some months back.