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57% of Health Facilities Meet Minimum Global Standard for Maternal Health Medicines
Results from the Health Facility Survey 2022 show that half of the surveyed facilities had access to the WHO global minimum standard of seven... Read more
“This is silently destroying lives”: Exposing the Cobra Head Phenomenon in Papua New Guinea
In 2012, hundreds of men working at the LNG plant in Komo were offered penis enlargement by a doctor who charged them 50 kina per injection. Now,... Read more
FilmBRO and UNFPA’s Life in the Ward: Rural Health Premieres in Port Moresby
The latest episode in the documentary series Life in the Ward premiered to an audience of over 100 health practitioners, youth advocates, and... Read more
Health Providers in Enga Welcome Post-Rape Kits for Communities Displaced by Violence.
UNFPA has provided reproductive health kits, including supplies for the clinical management of rape, to health service providers in Enga Province.... Read more
"A Light Switch has Come On": Health Workers in Enga Learn Counselling Techniques
With mental health services scarce in Papua New Guinea's Highlands Region, UNFPA is supporting Community Health Workers to deliver evidence-... Read more
Psychological First Aid Training Conducted for Community Mobilisers in Laiagam, Porgera, and Kompiam-Ambum
Psychological First Aid training was delivered to 60 community mobilisers in Enga Province where communities continue to be affected by election-... Read more
“This meets our needs and more”: Women and girls from 14 villages in Laiagam, Enga Province, receive 300 Dignity Kits.
Through persistent efforts to reach those most impacted by election-related violence in Enga Province, UNFPA has delivered 300 hygiene kits to women... Read more
UNFPA, UNICEF, UNAIDS: Investments in Health Care are Critical
Investing in sexual and reproductive health interventions is not only good for health outcomes bust beneficial for the economy.
New Data Exposes Need to Accelerate Progress on Sanitation and Hygiene in Papua New Guinea
Despite strong messaging promoting handwashing to control infection during the global pandemic, 35% of households in Papua New Guinea do not have... Read more
Ending Child Marriage Essential to Ensure Girls’ Education and Save Lives in Papua New Guinea
A new study shows 1 in 5 girls who aren't attending school have left because they are getting married. With thousands of girls at risk of early... Read more