District hospitals are the "connecting point" for Papua New Guinea's national health plan, according to Dr. Okti Poki, Chief ...

Ms. Anne-Shirley Korave, Founder of Queen Pads, is working to change this stigma by promoting awareness and providing ...

(PORT MORESBY, PAPUA NEW GUINEA) — Outbreaks of disease could emerge following the devastating landslide that occurred in Papua New Guinea, according to experts. A mountainside collapse early Friday ...

An Australian team of public health professionals and academics based at the University of Newcastle will support Papua New Guinea to build its capacity ...

The case involves an unvaccinated 4-year-old boy who developed acute flaccid paralysis caused by circulating vaccine-derived ...

PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea — Polio was vanquished by the Pacific nation of Papua New Guinea 18 years ago. Now, as world leaders gather there for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit ...

The health department says it is the first case of a child being paralysed since an outbreak of the disease was declared in May.

A polio outbreak has been confirmed in Morobe Province of Papua New Guinea, the World Health Organization reported Monday. Papua New Guinea had been certified polio-free since 2000, along with the ...

Five community organisations in Papua New Guinea (PNG) today received new support to tackle pressing justice issues through grants awarded under the ...

Prime Minister James Marape of Papua New Guinea addresses the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly, September 24, 2021. Violence against women and girls is rampant. Over 1.5 million ...

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Rapidly increasing COVID-19 infections in hospitals in the Pacific island nation of Papua New Guinea were hitting its fragile health system "like a tornado", with services shutting ...