Papua New Guinea landslide increases disease risks Survivors could be at risk for mosquito-borne illnesses as well as an increased risk of mental health impacts following the deadly landslide.

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 ...

Delivering healthcare in Papua New Guinea (PNG) is a significant challenge with around 85 percent of the population living in rural and rugged terrain with limited transport infrastructure. In PNG’s ...

The World Health Organisation said on Tuesday that circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 (cVDPV2) had been detected in stool specimens of two healthy children in Papua New Guinea on May 9.

Local officials had initially put the death toll on Friday at 100 or more. Only five bodies and a leg of a sixth victim had been recovered by Sunday. Emergency responders in Papua New Guinea were ...

People gather at the site of a landslide in Maip Mulitaka in Papua New Guinea's Enga Province on May 24, 2024. Local officials and aid groups said a massive landslide struck a village in Papua New ...

MELBOURNE, Australia — The International Organization for Migration on Sunday increased its estimate of the death toll from a massive landslide in Papua New Guinea to more than 670. Serhan ...

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 ...

Fishing far out at sea or on reefs closer to shore has sustained Papua New Guinea's coastal communities for centuries. Like many local kids, Rodney started catching fish around age 6.

The traditional diet in rural Papua New Guinea is rich in unprocessed plant-based foods that are full of fibre but low in sugar and calories, something I was able to see for myself on a field trip ...