Ramu NiCo and its Inland Pipe Line Land Owner Association delivered its first batch of its quarterly Medical Drug supply for 2026 to two Medical Health Centers along its project’s corridor.
The medical supplies was delivered to health workers of the health facilities on 02 March, 2026 at the Ramu NiCo Head Office in Madang.
The two health centers, Walium District Health Centre and Ono Health Centre, received the medical drugs to further continuing their services to assist the local communities along the vicinity of the Inland Pipeline Land Owner Association of the Nickel and Cobalt Project in Madang.
Ramu NiCo has been a key stakeholder and development partner with the Madang Provincial Government, Usino Bundi District and Raicoast District in delivering vital programs to communities along its project corridor since the inception of the mine in 2006, thus: continue into the future.
This year the medical drug donation to the two health clinics were purchased by Ramu NiCo’s Community Development Funds (CDF) under the discretion of the Inland Pipeline LOA for the health centre.
Ramu NiCo Community Affairs Officer Mr David Kurame said the decision to purchase the medical drugs was made by the IPL Chairman and his Committee through their Community Development Fund for this year.
“The Walium Health Centre, a level 2 facility, treats more than 400 people with the limited supply from the government to treat all kinds of the illness,” Kurame said.
Ramu NiCo’s Inland Pipeline – Land Owner Association Chairman Mr. Yaunia Kasima said the association has placed medical services as first priority for their programs for this year 2026 based on their CDF funding from Ramu NiCo.
“I want to thank Ramu NiCo and MCC for giving us IPL LOA financial strength through our CDF budget to also bring tangible programs into our communities every year where our government falls short to deliver, so thank you Ramu NiCo,” the Association Chairman said.
Walium Health Center’s Medical Drug caretaker Mrs Daisy Soba said the drugs that were delivered to them are based on common illness recorded in and around the proximity of the health centre and other family planning medications that the clinic frequently distribute to the communities.
Ramu NiCo has been in the epicentre of post programs and projects that have improved the lives of the marginalized communities located in most remote parts of its projects corridor to strengthen and help local communities to strive.
The mine in recent years has also worked closely with its Kurumbukari Land Owner Association and Mineral Resources Development Company (MRDC) and delivered a Medical Ambulance for Enekuai Health Centre in 2025, that is now assisting communities in parts of the mines catchment area at Enekuai, Banu, Butowa and communities along the Ramu river towards Usino Station in Usino Bundi District.
