http://www.irinnews.org/Updated everydayen-gbThu, 14 Mar 2013 14:00:46 GMTThu, 14 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT]]>PORT MORESBY 14 March 2013 (IRIN) - Papua New Guinea (PNG) is a Pacific country rich in natural resources, yet its health staffing levels are comparable to the world’s poorest countries due to a rapidly retiring force and lack of qualified replacements.http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97643/PNG-grapples-with-ageing-health-workforcePORT MORESBY 14 March 2013 (IRIN) - Papua New Guinea (PNG) is a Pacific country rich in natural resources, yet its health staffing levels are comparable to the world’s poorest countries due to a rapidly retiring force and lack of qualified replacements.]]>Thu, 14 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT]]>BANGKOK 14 March 2013 (IRIN) - A Papua New Guinea (PNG) study released today calls for condoms to be made more widely available in prisons.http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97646/In-Brief-Condoms-needed-in-PNG-prisonsBANGKOK 14 March 2013 (IRIN) - A Papua New Guinea (PNG) study released today calls for condoms to be made more widely available in prisons.]]>Fri, 15 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT]]>MASUMAVE 15 February 2013 (IRIN) - Papua New Guinea (PNG) could face an upsurge in malaria cases due to overly relaxed attitudes to the use of bednets, health experts warn.http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97481/Bednet-indifference-threatens-PNG-progress-on-malariaMASUMAVE 15 February 2013 (IRIN) - Papua New Guinea (PNG) could face an upsurge in malaria cases due to overly relaxed attitudes to the use of bednets, health experts warn.]]>Mon, 04 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT]]>BANGKOK 04 February 2013 (IRIN) - A large-scale survey of cervical cancer will be launched later this month in Papua New Guinea (PNG), where more than 1,500 women die of the disease each year.http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97404/In-Brief-First-major-survey-of-cervical-cancer-in-PNGBANGKOK 04 February 2013 (IRIN) - A large-scale survey of cervical cancer will be launched later this month in Papua New Guinea (PNG), where more than 1,500 women die of the disease each year.]]>Fri, 25 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT]]>BANGKOK 25 January 2013 (IRIN) - Health experts are concerned about the number of unsafe abortions taking place in Papua New Guinea (PNG).http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97331/Concern-over-unsafe-abortions-in-Papua-New-GuineaBANGKOK 25 January 2013 (IRIN) - Health experts are concerned about the number of unsafe abortions taking place in Papua New Guinea (PNG).]]>Mon, 14 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT]]>PERTH 14 January 2013 (IRIN) - Human rights groups have strongly condemned conditions at Australia’s two offshore processing centres for asylum seekers on the Pacific islands of Nauru and Manus.http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97243/Activists-rap-Australia-s-offshore-processing-of-migrantsPERTH 14 January 2013 (IRIN) - Human rights groups have strongly condemned conditions at Australia’s two offshore processing centres for asylum seekers on the Pacific islands of Nauru and Manus.]]>Mon, 17 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT]]>PORT MORESBY 17 December 2012 (IRIN) - Access to citizenship could prove the best hope yet for thousands of West Papuan refugees living in Papua New Guinea (PNG).http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97057/PAPUA-NEW-GUINEA-West-Papuan-refugees-hope-for-citizenshipPORT MORESBY 17 December 2012 (IRIN) - Access to citizenship could prove the best hope yet for thousands of West Papuan refugees living in Papua New Guinea (PNG).]]>Fri, 30 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT]]>MELBOURNE 30 November 2012 (IRIN) - Activists in Australia have expressed concern over a recent decision by the government to reinstate the processing of asylum seekers offshore.http://www.irinnews.org/Report/96940/Analysis-Australia-apos-s-offshore-asylum-processMELBOURNE 30 November 2012 (IRIN) - Activists in Australia have expressed concern over a recent decision by the government to reinstate the processing of asylum seekers offshore.]]>Wed, 17 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT]]>BANGKOK 17 October 2012 (IRIN) - Environmental damage caused by copper mining in Papua New Guinea (PNG) has affected thousands of refugees from the neighbouring Indonesian province of West Papua who have not received any support from PNG or the mining company, according to the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and NGOs.http://www.irinnews.org/Report/96567/PAPUA-NEW-GUINEA-No-relief-for-flood-affected-refugeesBANGKOK 17 October 2012 (IRIN) - Environmental damage caused by copper mining in Papua New Guinea (PNG) has affected thousands of refugees from the neighbouring Indonesian province of West Papua who have not received any support from PNG or the mining company, according to the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and NGOs.]]>Fri, 07 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT]]>BANGKOK 07 September 2012 (IRIN) - Most countries in Asia have yet to make the rotavirus vaccine part of their national immunization programme (NIP), despite a World Health Organization (WHO) recommendation to do so.http://www.irinnews.org/Report/96259/HEALTH-Asia-fails-to-take-up-rotavirus-vaccineBANGKOK 07 September 2012 (IRIN) - Most countries in Asia have yet to make the rotavirus vaccine part of their national immunization programme (NIP), despite a World Health Organization (WHO) recommendation to do so.]]>Fri, 24 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMT]]>BANGKOK 24 August 2012 (IRIN) - Refugee rights groups have welcomed a decision by the Australian Government to increase its annual refugee quota to 20,000, a key recommendation in a recent panel report on asylum seekers.http://www.irinnews.org/Report/96164/MIGRATION-New-Australian-refugee-quota-welcomedBANGKOK 24 August 2012 (IRIN) - Refugee rights groups have welcomed a decision by the Australian Government to increase its annual refugee quota to 20,000, a key recommendation in a recent panel report on asylum seekers.]]>Tue, 14 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMT]]>BANGKOK 14 August 2012 (IRIN) - The Australian government’s recent decision to transfer asylum seekers to Pacific islands to process their applications will undermine efforts to find a solution to the region’s asylum seekers and refugees, human right groups and activists warn.http://www.irinnews.org/Report/96104/MIGRATION-Reaction-to-Australian-policy-reformsBANGKOK 14 August 2012 (IRIN) - The Australian government’s recent decision to transfer asylum seekers to Pacific islands to process their applications will undermine efforts to find a solution to the region’s asylum seekers and refugees, human right groups and activists warn.]]>Wed, 18 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT]]>PORT MORESBY 18 April 2012 (IRIN) - High levels of sexual violence and a cultural belief in witchcraft are putting an increasing number of women at risk of HIV in Papua New Guinea (PNG), health experts say.http://www.irinnews.org/Report/95312/PAPUA-NEW-GUINEA-Violence-and-belief-in-magic-raise-risk-of-HIV-for-womenPORT MORESBY 18 April 2012 (IRIN) - High levels of sexual violence and a cultural belief in witchcraft are putting an increasing number of women at risk of HIV in Papua New Guinea (PNG), health experts say.]]>Fri, 06 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT]]>PORT MORESBY 06 April 2012 (IRIN) - In the Pacific nation of Papua New Guinea (PNG) sexual violence against young girls, and the shame and stigma that follows, is forcing many out of school and others into early marriage. http://www.irinnews.org/Report/95249/PAPUA-NEW-GUINEA-Sexual-violence-forcing-girls-out-of-schoolPORT MORESBY 06 April 2012 (IRIN) - In the Pacific nation of Papua New Guinea (PNG) sexual violence against young girls, and the shame and stigma that follows, is forcing many out of school and others into early marriage. ]]>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT]]>PORT MORESBY 02 April 2012 (IRIN) - The Papua New Guinea (PNG) Health Ministry and international aid agencies have launched a mass vaccination of 1.8 million women and girls aged 15-45 against maternal and neonatal tetanus (MNT).http://www.irinnews.org/Report/95213/PAPUA-NEW-GUINEA-Tetanus-vaccination-campaign-underwayPORT MORESBY 02 April 2012 (IRIN) - The Papua New Guinea (PNG) Health Ministry and international aid agencies have launched a mass vaccination of 1.8 million women and girls aged 15-45 against maternal and neonatal tetanus (MNT).]]>Tue, 20 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT]]>BANGKOK 20 March 2012 (IRIN) - The World Health Organization (WHO) is bringing together on 19-21 March in Bangkok lawmakers from across Southeast Asia to discuss how to bolster their health systems back home.http://www.irinnews.org/Report/95110/ASIA-Parliamentarians-mull-how-to-boost-healthBANGKOK 20 March 2012 (IRIN) - The World Health Organization (WHO) is bringing together on 19-21 March in Bangkok lawmakers from across Southeast Asia to discuss how to bolster their health systems back home.]]>Thu, 08 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT]]>PORT MORESBY 08 March 2012 (IRIN) - Critical gaps in the treatment of survivors of domestic and sexual violence are placing thousands of women at serious physical and psychological risk in Papua New Guinea (PNG), health experts warn.http://www.irinnews.org/Report/95030/PAPUA-NEW-GUINEA-Gender-based-violence-left-untreatedPORT MORESBY 08 March 2012 (IRIN) - Critical gaps in the treatment of survivors of domestic and sexual violence are placing thousands of women at serious physical and psychological risk in Papua New Guinea (PNG), health experts warn.]]>Mon, 05 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT]]>PORT MORESBY 05 March 2012 (IRIN) - Serious eye problems are affecting tens of thousands across the half-island Pacific nation of Papua New Guinea (PNG) and exacerbating suffering in rural areas, say health workers.http://www.irinnews.org/Report/95005/PAPUA-NEW-GUINEA-Poor-eye-care-worsens-rural-sufferingPORT MORESBY 05 March 2012 (IRIN) - Serious eye problems are affecting tens of thousands across the half-island Pacific nation of Papua New Guinea (PNG) and exacerbating suffering in rural areas, say health workers.]]>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT]]>BANGKOK 14 February 2012 (IRIN) - With 60 percent of the world’s population, Asia has one of the largest concentrations globally of aging persons, creating a host of potential challenges, experts warn.http://www.irinnews.org/Report/94856/ASIA-Isolation-poverty-loom-for-an-aging-populationBANGKOK 14 February 2012 (IRIN) - With 60 percent of the world’s population, Asia has one of the largest concentrations globally of aging persons, creating a host of potential challenges, experts warn.]]>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT]]>PORT MORESBY 25 January 2012 (IRIN) - Rescue efforts are continuing in Papua New Guinea's (PNG) gas-rich Hela Province, a day after what officials have described as one of the Pacific nation's worst landslides ever.http://www.irinnews.org/Report/94725/PAPUA-NEW-GUINEA-Rescue-effort-for-landslide-survivors-continuesPORT MORESBY 25 January 2012 (IRIN) - Rescue efforts are continuing in Papua New Guinea's (PNG) gas-rich Hela Province, a day after what officials have described as one of the Pacific nation's worst landslides ever.]]>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT]]>BANGKOK 11 January 2012 (IRIN) - Findings that a one-time oral treatment to cure yaws, a neglected tropical disease, is as effective as the currently recommended penicillin injection have prompted the World Health Organization (WHO) to convene a meeting on how the disease may be wiped out.http://www.irinnews.org/Report/94621/HEALTH-Yaws-treatment-study-prompts-WHO-reviewBANGKOK 11 January 2012 (IRIN) - Findings that a one-time oral treatment to cure yaws, a neglected tropical disease, is as effective as the currently recommended penicillin injection have prompted the World Health Organization (WHO) to convene a meeting on how the disease may be wiped out.]]>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT]]>GOROKA 21 December 2011 (IRIN) - Unchecked population growth is fast proving an additional source of conflict in Papua New Guinea (PNG), a country with a history of clan violence and clashes over land, experts say.http://www.irinnews.org/Report/94512/PAPUA-NEW-GUINEA-Population-growth-fuels-conflictGOROKA 21 December 2011 (IRIN) - Unchecked population growth is fast proving an additional source of conflict in Papua New Guinea (PNG), a country with a history of clan violence and clashes over land, experts say.]]>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT]]>PORT MORESBY 16 December 2011 (IRIN) - An uneasy calm hangs over Papua New Guinea (PNG), as a political impasse over the premiership continues after almost a week, experts say.http://www.irinnews.org/Report/94486/PAPUA-NEW-GUINEA-Political-impasse-threatens-stabilityPORT MORESBY 16 December 2011 (IRIN) - An uneasy calm hangs over Papua New Guinea (PNG), as a political impasse over the premiership continues after almost a week, experts say.]]>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT]]>GOROKA 30 November 2011 (IRIN) - Decades of neglect, a failing health system and remote mountainous topography have created a "crisis in maternal health", according to a government taskforce in Papua New Guinea.http://www.irinnews.org/Report/94352/PAPUA-NEW-GUINEA-Tackling-maternal-health-quot-crisis-quotGOROKA 30 November 2011 (IRIN) - Decades of neglect, a failing health system and remote mountainous topography have created a "crisis in maternal health", according to a government taskforce in Papua New Guinea.]]>Fri, 18 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT]]>BANGKOK 18 November 2011 (IRIN) - From rooftops to railroad tracks, Asia's largest cities will need to maximize every bit of space to feed one of the world's fastest-growing populations, said experts at a UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) workshop in Bangkok on resilient food systems in Asia.http://www.irinnews.org/Report/94233/ASIA-Boosting-cities-apos-food-resilienceBANGKOK 18 November 2011 (IRIN) - From rooftops to railroad tracks, Asia's largest cities will need to maximize every bit of space to feed one of the world's fastest-growing populations, said experts at a UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) workshop in Bangkok on resilient food systems in Asia.]]>