[citation needed] During World War II, the 2/7 Australian General Hospital (2/7 AGH) was established at Lae to provide medical services to Allied military forces.

[2] After the war, there were plans to construct a new hospital in the area to meet the medical needs of the local population, but these were initially met with opposition by the Lae Advisory Council, as reported in the Queensland Times in July 1951: "The Lae Advisory Council has recommended that the new European and native hospitals be retained as separate entities.

[4] The ANGAU Memorial Hospital was officially opened on 17 April[clarification needed] with accommodation for 412 in-patients and to provide specialist services to 620,000 people of the Sepik, Madang and Morobe provinces and cost £621,000.

It was built in 1964 and is run down, it has been attacked by termites over time, there is asbestos in the building, so we need to work very hard to lift the standards to something that is world class.

"[8] Over K300 million has been invested in the redevelopment of Angau, including the master plan and 50 percent of the capital cost of renovation works.