Photo: Luke Liria speaking at the official charity golf Launch
Kumul Petroleum Holdings Limited (KPHL) is once again hosting its inaugural ANGAU Cancer Charity Golf tournament for the third year in partnership with Morobe Provincial Health Authority in Lae next month to support The National Cancer Treatment Center at Lae’s Angau Hospital.
Luke Liria, Executive Director for KPHL’s Corporate Affairs, said proceeds raised from the Golf Challenge would help with procuring the necessary chemotherapy drugs and other consumables and equipment used in the treatment of cancer.
“We at KPHL are more than happy to be once again hosting this event. It is great that we have received such a significant level of interest from other corporate business houses to join us in supporting this very worthy cause.”
“The board of KPHL has approved this charity golf challenge to be held annually to support and help the cancer treatment center at Angau to relieve the shortage of drugs that are needed for treatment at the center. We will coordinate directly with the Morobe Provincial Health Authority and Angau's Cancer unit to support the supply of critical drugs," Mr. Liria said.
In 2020 KPHL signed a memorandum of understanding with the Morobe Provincial Health Authority, which assigns an amount of K15 million to support and improve cancer services at Angau.
The funding will be used to purchase the required element for the cobalt-60 Unit for radiotherapy treatment at the cancer center.
“I am appealing to business houses to support the golf tournament by participating and fielding teams. I would like to thank all teams who have agreed to participate, especially those companies who have pledged to make additional contributions, and those who have kindly donated a range of very worthwhile prizes,” Liria mentioned.
Leading up to the event, fantastic cooperation has ensued between the management of the Lae Golf Club and the KPHL working committee. They have been kept busy organizing all the smaller details that ensure the success of the upcoming event, such as having a St John Ambulance on site and standby, safety precautions, photography, and media coverage.
Meantime, the guest speaker for the event will be someone from the Angau Cancer treatment center, who will explain the nature of the services provided and the social problems that they are addressing. This is to ensure that all event participants are aware of how the proceeds for the Cancer Charity Golf Challenge would be used.
In previous years KPHL has also held golf challenges and donated the proceeds from these events to charity organizations such as Life PNG Care (NGO), which operates in Port Moresby, and various other NGOs that support underprivileged and disabled children in the National Capital District, Southern Highlands, Western Highlands, and Enga provinces.
