Thursday, 29 April 2021

OXYGEN FOR COVID 19 TREATMENT

 The National 30 April 2021

The SARS CoV-2 virus causes pneumonia and hypoxaemia in COVID 19.

Hypoxaemia is a lack of oxygen in the blood. It is the key complication in COV19 pneumonia and causes death. Oxygen relieves hypoxaemia.

It can allow time for the infection to clear and the lungs to heal. Oxygen is life saving.

EATING GARDEN FRUIT AND VEGETABLES

 The National 30 April 2021

There is  report in the media today of an old man of 104 years old by the name of Mugua from Kerowagi district. He says he has lived long from eating only garden food, particularly kaukau.

There was a famous old man from Naduri village on the Kokoda track who would come out to greet the Kokoda trekkers. He was 105 years old now deceased.

One day I asked him the secret of his long life. He told us trekkers that he ate only fruit and vegetables.

It looks as if the Australian advisors were in error when they told the PNG community that fruit and vegetables kill us. Haha. They had their own secret agenda.

COVID 19 AND VACCINE

A vaccine ASTRA ZENECA has been developed for COVID 19 and put to use in several countries despite objections from social media.

Now we hear that there are variants to the original virus. Will the vaccine protect against the mutations? Or will a new vaccine have to be prepared, one for every new mutation?

Will be original vaccine protect against the new variants? How long will the immunity last for the original virus?

Will there be new mutations every season? Does this mean that a large number of vaccines will have to be prepared? Will an early COVID 19 infection be a pre-existing illness for later mutations?

Is the concept of herd immunity valid for a large number of community members being infected with COVID 19?

In this country, even the churches are supporting the protocols and the vaccine being made available. 

God helps us but He has to know that we are cooperating.

Wednesday, 28 April 2021

IMMORALITY IN SECONDARY AND TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS

Over the years. there has been a level of immorality in tertiary institutions in Papua New Guinea particularly at the hands of morally corrupt academic staff who seem to be exempt from disciplinary response.

The Divine Word University had a senior lecturer in Journalism who lived in his apartment with one of his gay students who was his lover. He removed his wife but wanted his grave beside her in the village after he died. 

There was a paedophile on the Board of Governors to keep the lid on the issue.

The same happened at the School of Medicine when a senior lecturer lived with a gay male medical student. This shamed other staff and disgusted fellow students who wondered about the effect this would have on his exam results. Is the student a doctor now?

There was a private high school in Port Moresby with a principal who married a grade 8 student and made her pregnant. She left her studies.

The International Education Agency used to be a haven for gay and lesbian expatriate teachers. So too the expatriate HIV/AIDS consultants from Australia.

I was a secondary teacher. What would be the reaction if I took a male or female student to live with me during school years?

FRESH PRODUCE DEVELOPMENT AGENCY

There is an agency in the Eastern Highlands that is coordinating the growth of fruit and vegetables with farmers and marketing the produce in the cities and towns with fruit and vegetables exported.

The issue rose with the death of Mal Kela Smith who as Governor helped the Fresh Produce Development Agency to establish and make accommodation available for the Head Office. Fruit and vegetables are promoted to be grown over the Highlands.

This Agency is lifting the production of fruit and vegetables with depots set up for transport of produce. The people of PNG are having access to strong nutrition against HIV AIDS and COVID 19. 

It may explain the low death rate in PNG with massively high death rates in other developing nations.

CHANGE STARTS WITH FAMILIES

The National 28 April 2021 Editorial - Thank you editor.

Dedicated to the UN haters Cox and Watson with Sir Peter Barter and Professor Glen Mola. All punished people who supported FAITH and FAMILY. Proof can be brought into Court.

The family is the tree from which members of society have thrived. What happens in a family unit should set the foundation of how children will move and interact in the community.

Everywhere there are talks about breakdown in law and order, increase in alcohol and drug abuse, increase in domestic violence, police brutality and sorcery related deaths.

All fingers point to any Government of the day blaming it for diverting his focus elsewhere. Given the current situation the country is in, the Government can only do what it can do and the rest falls back on the family.

Changes may not happen overnight but can be achieved if all efforts are put into empowering the family unit, especially the father and mother with help of the church.

The family is the place where children can be raised in a safe and stable environment. Fathers and mothers have an important contribution to play as each have a different perspective in helping children with gender, marriage, ethics, morality, social interaction and other values.

The traditional and fundamental rules for raising children are good manners, personal discipline, responsibility and respect for others.

Family love and care for each other are the hallmarks of family relations particularly in caring for infants and elder family members.

Families are the place where three or four generations can care for one another from cradle to the grave. These include the sick, the vulnerable, disabled and aged.

The family is the nucleus of the society. Parents are the epicentre of any household.

Sunday, 25 April 2021

HEALTH BENEFITS OF COCOA

 The National 23 April 2021

To obtain the benefits of Cocoa, it is important to consume the correctly sourced product. 

A small piece of darkened, unsweetened  and unprocessed chocolate may be considered to add to the flavour and health to your diet.

Here are some major benefits:

lower high blood pressure,

improved brain health,

lower risk of heart attacks, 

balanced cholesterol levels,

regular sugar levels,

relief of bronchial asthma,

weight management and

enhanced mood.