Outbreaks of disease could emerge following the devastating landslide that occurred in Papua New Guinea, according to experts. A mountainside collapse early Friday buried villages in the Enga ...

The country's health minister says the rise in new HIV infections is "deeply concerning", with cases doubling since 2010 and an estimated 30 people contracting the virus daily in 2024.

Last week the World Health Organization (WHO) declared a polio outbreak in Papua New Guinea (PNG). The highly infectious virus was found in two healthy, polio-vaccinated children who were screened ...

Napapar health center workers - Julie Fonataba, Florence Wanawa, and Clare Ponahai are using a new supervisory checklist to track resources at their facility. Delivering healthcare in Papua New Guinea ...

Eileen Gini of Papua New Guinea’s Department of Treasury attending the 2024 Asia-Pacific Health Financing Forum. World Bank On the forum’s second day, Martina was a featured speaker in a panel ...

Pope Francis celebrated the Catholic Church of the peripheries during his trip to the remote jungles of Papua New Guinea. Gregorio Borgia / AP Vanimo, population 11,000, certainly fits the bill.

For Papua New Guinea, this was the first time a U.S. defense secretary had visited the country. During the visit, Prime Minister James Marape lauded the Defense Cooperation Agreement -- a yet ...

The U.S. signs a security pact with Papua New Guinea, strategically located north of Australia, as it jostles with China for influence in the Pacific.

Although a resource-rich country, almost 40 percent of Papua New Guinea’s (PNG) population lives in poverty. The Covid-19 pandemic highlighted ongoing challenges with economic mismanagement and ...