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Public
Health
Division

Protecting and promoting the health of all communities across East New Britain Province — delivering essential preventive, promotive, and community health services from district level to every village.

4 Districts Covered
5 Family Health Programs
180+ Health Facilities
400K+ People Served
4
Districts Covered
5
Family Health Sub-Programs
180+
Health Facilities
400K+
Population Served
12+
Partner Agencies
Our Mandate

Who We Are &
What We Do

The Public Health Division of the East New Britain Provincial Health Authority (ENBPHA) is responsible for planning, coordinating, and implementing evidence-based public health programs across all four districts of the province — Kokopo/Rabaul, Gazelle, Pomio, and Namatanai.

Our division operates across five core program areas: District Health Services, Family Health Services, Disease Control, Health Promotion, and Environmental Health — each designed to complement the other in addressing the full spectrum of public health needs across urban, rural, and remote communities.

Guided by the Papua New Guinea National Health Plan 2021–2030 and the ENB Provincial Health Improvement Plan, we work at the grassroots level through community health workers, village health volunteers, and district health teams to reach every household in East New Britain.

"Healthy communities are the foundation of a prosperous East New Britain — we are committed to building that foundation, one village at a time."
Public Health Division — ENBPHA
Vision
A healthy, thriving East New Britain where all people — regardless of location, gender, or socioeconomic status — enjoy the highest attainable standard of health, supported by strong preventive health systems and empowered communities.
Mission
To protect and promote the health of the people of East New Britain through equitable, culturally sensitive, and evidence-based public health programs — reducing the burden of preventable disease and improving quality of life for all communities.
Core Values
Equity for all communities · Prevention over cure · Partnership with communities and agencies · Evidence in all decisions · Respect for ENB cultures and traditions · Accountability to the people we serve
Program Area 01

District Health Services

The backbone of public health service delivery — taking essential health services from the provincial level directly to the four districts and their communities.

Overview
Health Services at District Level

District Health Services are health services provided by ENBPHA directly to the district level. These services ensure that essential public health programs, medical supplies, technical supervision, and outreach activities reach health facilities and communities in all four districts of East New Britain Province — including the most remote and hard-to-reach areas of Pomio and Namatanai.

Each district is supported by a District Health Team composed of district health managers, public health officers, environmental health officers, and health extension officers who coordinate service delivery, manage district health budgets, and liaise between the provincial health authority and facility-level staff.

District Health Services cover the full range of primary health care — immunisation, maternal health, disease surveillance, health promotion, environmental health inspections, and distribution of essential medicines to aid posts, health sub-centres, and health centres across all wards.

Kokopo / Rabaul District Gazelle District Pomio District Namatanai District
Program Area 02

Family Health Services

A comprehensive package of five integrated sub-programs targeting the health needs of women, children, and families across the entire lifecycle.

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Family Health Services
5 Integrated Sub-Programs
Delivered across all health facilities and through community outreach in East New Britain Province

Family Health Services form the cornerstone of ENBPHA's public health mandate — addressing the health needs of mothers, newborns, infants, and children through a package of five closely integrated programs. These services are delivered at all levels of the health system and are extended to communities through regular outreach sessions conducted by trained health workers and village health volunteers.

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Family Planning
Empowering women, men, and couples to make informed decisions about family size and birth spacing through access to modern contraceptive methods and counselling.
Provision of short-acting contraceptives — oral pills, condoms, and injectables at all facility levels
Long-acting reversible contraception (LARC) — IUD insertion and implants at health centres and hospitals
Community-based family planning outreach through village health volunteers
Counselling on birth spacing, reproductive health rights, and family planning for couples and adolescents
Partnership with PNG Family Health Association and Marie Stopes PNG
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Antenatal Services
Ensuring every pregnant woman in East New Britain receives quality antenatal care to protect her health and the health of her unborn child throughout pregnancy.
Minimum four focused ANC contacts per pregnancy at facilities and outreach posts
Iron-folate supplementation, tetanus toxoid vaccination, and malaria prevention in pregnancy (IPTp)
Syphilis, HIV, and hepatitis B screening for all pregnant women (PITC)
Blood pressure monitoring, urine testing, and foetal position assessment
Birth preparedness and complication readiness counselling for mothers and families
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Nutrition Services
Addressing malnutrition in all its forms — from undernutrition and micronutrient deficiencies in children to diet-related non-communicable diseases in adults.
Growth monitoring and promotion — weight, height, and MUAC for all children under five
Management of acute malnutrition with Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF)
Micronutrient supplementation — Vitamin A, iron-folate, zinc, and deworming
Infant and young child feeding (IYCF) counselling and breastfeeding promotion
Community nutrition education and food security promotion
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EPI — Immunisation
Protecting children and communities from vaccine-preventable diseases through the Expanded Program on Immunisation — one of the most cost-effective public health interventions available.
Routine immunisation of infants with BCG, OPV, Pentavalent, PCV, Rotavirus, and Measles vaccines
Community outreach immunisation sessions for hard-to-reach communities and defaulters
Cold chain management — vaccine refrigerators, temperature monitoring at all levels
Mother and child health (MCH) book distribution and coverage tracking
Supplemental Immunisation Activities (SIAs) — Polio National Immunisation Days and campaigns
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Supervised Delivery
Ensuring every birth in East New Britain is attended by a skilled health worker to prevent maternal and newborn deaths from complications during labour and delivery.
Skilled birth attendance at all health facilities — midwives, nurses, and health extension officers
Active management of the third stage of labour (AMTSL) and postnatal care
Emergency obstetric and neonatal care (EmONC) at district hospitals
Community midwife deployment to remote areas with high proportions of home deliveries
Postnatal home visits within 48 hours for mothers and newborns after discharge
Program Areas 03 · 04 · 05

Disease Control, Health Promotion
& Environmental Health

Three essential program areas working together to prevent disease, change behaviour, and protect communities from environmental health risks across East New Britain Province.

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Program Area 03
Disease Control
Monitoring, detecting, and responding to communicable diseases and public health threats — preventing outbreaks and reducing the burden of malaria, TB, HIV/AIDS, and other priority infectious diseases.
Key Activities
Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response (IDSR) — weekly reporting of notifiable diseases from all health facilities
Malaria prevention and control — LLIN distribution, Indoor Residual Spraying, RDT testing, and community-based treatment through CBD networks
TB case finding, DOTS treatment supervision, and contact tracing with GeneXpert testing at district hospitals
HIV/AIDS prevention, counselling and testing (HCT), ART initiation, and Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission (PMTCT)
Outbreak investigation and response — cholera, typhoid, dengue fever, measles, and other priority diseases
Coordination with NDoH National Disease Surveillance Unit and WHO PNG for emergency preparedness
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Program Area 04
Health Promotion
Empowering individuals and communities to adopt healthier behaviours through targeted information, education, and communication — with a growing focus on non-communicable disease prevention.
Key Activities
Community health education and behaviour change communication (BCC) — radio broadcasts, community meetings, and village health volunteer outreach
School health programs — health education in schools, oral health screenings, and school deworming campaigns
NCD awareness and screening — blood pressure, blood glucose, and BMI checks at facilities and outreach events
Tobacco, alcohol, and betel nut cessation campaigns and policy advocacy at community and provincial level
Mental health awareness and community-based support for people living with mental illness
Promotion of healthy diet, physical activity, and positive maternal and child health behaviours
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Program Area 05
Environmental Health
Protecting communities from health risks arising from unsafe water, poor sanitation, food safety hazards, solid waste, and vector-breeding environments across both urban Kokopo and remote areas of ENB.
Key Activities
Water quality testing and rural water supply inspections at community sources, schools, and health facilities
Sanitation and hygiene promotion — open defecation free (ODF) village verification, latrine construction support, and handwashing promotion
Food safety inspections of markets, canteens, food stalls, restaurants, and food processing facilities
Health facility environmental health audits — WASH standards, healthcare waste management, and infection prevention
Vector control — mosquito breeding site surveys, community clean-up campaigns, and fogging in high-density urban areas
Occupational health inspections and health impact assessments for development activities in ENB
Leadership

Public Health Leadership

Our division is led by dedicated public health professionals committed to building healthier communities across all four districts of East New Britain Province.

DPH
Director of Public Health
Head of Division
East New Britain Provincial Health Authority
Nonga General Hospital Compound
Kokopo, ENB Province
publichealth@enbpha.gov.pg
FHS
Family Health Services Manager
Family Health Services
Oversees all five Family Health sub-programs — Family Planning, Antenatal Services, Nutrition, EPI, and Supervised Delivery — across all health facilities in ENB.
fhs@enbpha.gov.pg
DC
Disease Control Officer
Disease Control Program
Leads disease surveillance, malaria control, TB and HIV/AIDS programs, and outbreak investigation and response across East New Britain Province.
diseasecontrol@enbpha.gov.pg
EH
Provincial Environmental Health Officer
Environmental Health
Leads water quality, sanitation, food safety, vector control, and environmental health inspection programs across urban and rural ENB.
envhealth@enbpha.gov.pg

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