In Eastern Highlands Province, some women walk long distances to attend antenatal care visits. Without services in rural area, additional pressure is placed on Goroka Base Hospital to serve an increasing population. Comprehensive population data is essential for planning for health services to ensure all women have access to quality health care.

In Port Moresby, unplanned and informal settlements are growing and without access to water, sanitation, power and health services. In ATS settlement, Rodney shares how ensuring these people are counted is essential for securing adequate planning for his community.

In Brown River, Central Province, a small farming community is supplying fresh fruit and vegetables to Port Moresby's Gordon's Market. The land is fertile, but Max and his fellow farmers rely on roads for access to markets. To plan for services for communities like the farmers in Brown River, we need data. UNFPA and the National Statistical Office is completing the Socio-Demographic and Housing Survey to gather improved statistics on Papua New Guinea and to strengthen enumeration capacities ahead of the National Housing Census.

UNFPA is working with the National Department of Health and other partners to ensure reproductive health medicines and supplies are available to all communities in Papua New Guinea. Through utilising the mSupply inventory management system, health care facilities are better able to manage their stock of essential medicines, preventing stock-outs and wastage. Discover how the system is strengthening the connection between Area Medical Stores and rural health facilities.