Papua New Guinea is rolling out more than 13 million polio vaccine doses in a nationwide effort to protect children following the confirmation of a…
Leaders and community members broke ground for two major infrastructure projects in Koroba, Hela province: a Level 4 district hospital and a community development center.…
More than 80,000 children in Western province remain unvaccinated following the first phase of a polio immunization campaign that struggled to reach remote communities. The…
Prime Minister James Marape on September 1 urged health professionals and administrators in Papua New Guinea (PNG) to enhance the delivery of both basic and…
The Department of Health on August 28 confirmed the first case of paralysis caused by poliomyelitis since Papua New Guinea declared a polio outbreak in…
Health Minister Elias Kapavore has reaffirmed the Catholic Church Health Services as a vital government partner in healthcare delivery, acknowledging their longstanding role from pre-independence…
The Jiwaka Health Authority on August 21 reported two suspected cases of polio infection during the ongoing polio supplementary immunization activity. The authority’s public health…
The Department of Health chairman Okti Poki on August 20 announced that provincial health authorities possess a proper national referral pathway guideline in order to…
The Department of Health will convene a panel of senior medical specialists and officials in the coming weeks to counter false claims that organs are…
Provincial health authorities are preparing to recruit specialist doctors from overseas in response to a nationwide shortage that is severely undermining healthcare delivery. Mathew Kaluwia,…
Residents in Madang province raised funds to purchase supplies for the provincial hospital following an armed robbery several weeks ago that highlighted medicine shortages at…
The central government has launched a nationwide polio vaccination campaign in response to a recent outbreak of vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 (cVDPV2), with support from…
Madang province’s health sector is grappling with a shortage of over 400 staff, raising alarms about the region’s ability to provide essential health services. The…
New Zealand has committed 7.57 million kina to support Papua New Guinea (PNG)’s ongoing efforts to eliminate polio, as confirmed by Prime Minister Christopher Luxon…
More than 65,000 people living with HIV in Papua New Guinea are not receiving life-saving antiretroviral treatment (ART), the Department of Health revealed during the…
Mesi sub-health center in Sentral Niu Ailan local-level government (LLG), New Ireland province, is lacking essential supplies and basic infrastructure despite being the sole functioning…
National Capital District (NCD) governor Powes Parkop voiced serious concerns regarding escalating health issues in the country’s capital. He announced plans for a tuberculosis (TB)…
The East Sepik government has signed a landmark deal with City Pharmacy Limited (CPL) and the Provincial Health Authority to address the province’s ongoing medicine…
Alotao Hospital official Sandra Ilaisa on June 30 stated that the theft of a laptop computer at the hospital has halted critical test sample work…
Health Minister Elias Kapavore on June 25 declared HIV as a national crisis in the country following a rise in new infections, with 30 new…
The New Ireland provincial government has committed 7 million kina to upgrade two major hospitals in the province, part of a broader plan to improve…
Wau-Waria local level government (LLG) president David Anjo on June 21 highlighted the lack of healthcare facilities in his district as several residents have lost…
Sorcery-related violence continues to afflict communities in Simbu Province, driven largely by limited access to healthcare and a lack of scientific understanding. In remote areas…
Mount Hagen in Papua New Guinea's Western Highlands Province is grappling with a severe lack of public toilet facilities, forcing residents into unsanitary practices that…
East Sepik governor Allan Bird on June 13 called for more urgency to treat the tuberculosis (TB) crisis in the country, comparing it to the…
