http://www.irinnews.org/irin-fp.aspxUpdated everydayen-gbWed, 18 Apr 2012 17:00:32 GMTWed, 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.aspx?ReportId=95312PORT 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.aspx?ReportId=95249PORT 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.aspx?ReportId=95213PORT 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.aspx?ReportId=95110BANGKOK 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.aspx?ReportId=95030PORT 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.aspx?ReportId=95005PORT 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.aspx?ReportId=94856BANGKOK 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.aspx?ReportId=94725PORT 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.aspx?ReportId=94621BANGKOK 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.aspx?ReportId=94512GOROKA 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.aspx?ReportId=94486PORT 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.aspx?ReportId=94352GOROKA 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.aspx?ReportId=94233BANGKOK 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.]]>Wed, 12 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT]]>SHANGHAI 12 October 2011 (IRIN) - A top UN official says Asia can, and should, play a more prominent role in the humanitarian response to major natural and man-made disasters.http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportId=93939SHANGHAI 12 October 2011 (IRIN) - A top UN official says Asia can, and should, play a more prominent role in the humanitarian response to major natural and man-made disasters.]]>Mon, 05 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT]]>BANGKOK 05 September 2011 (IRIN) - Aid workers say more than 6,000 people on a remote cluster of islands off the northeast coast of Papua New Guinea (PNG) have been left food insecure following an extended dry spell.http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportId=93653BANGKOK 05 September 2011 (IRIN) - Aid workers say more than 6,000 people on a remote cluster of islands off the northeast coast of Papua New Guinea (PNG) have been left food insecure following an extended dry spell.]]>Tue, 19 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT]]>PORT MORESBY 19 July 2011 (IRIN) - As Papua New Guinea continues its battle to contain and prevent malaria, officials say the government's decision to resign as the principal recipient (PR) of monies from the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, will improve its response.http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportId=93260PORT MORESBY 19 July 2011 (IRIN) - As Papua New Guinea continues its battle to contain and prevent malaria, officials say the government's decision to resign as the principal recipient (PR) of monies from the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, will improve its response.]]>Wed, 06 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT]]>PORT MORESBY 06 April 2011 (IRIN) - The proliferation and use of illegal guns in Papua New Guinea (PNG) is threatening security ahead of parliamentary elections slated for June 2012, and causing misery and trauma to gun crime victims, says the government.http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportId=92374PORT MORESBY 06 April 2011 (IRIN) - The proliferation and use of illegal guns in Papua New Guinea (PNG) is threatening security ahead of parliamentary elections slated for June 2012, and causing misery and trauma to gun crime victims, says the government.]]>Wed, 16 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT]]>PORT MORESBY 16 March 2011 (IRIN) - Government officials in Papua New Guinea’s national health department have received massive kickbacks from pharmaceutical drug suppliers in a scandal that had been going on for nearly 10 years, but moves are afoot to tackle the problem, health officials say.http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportId=92202PORT MORESBY 16 March 2011 (IRIN) - Government officials in Papua New Guinea’s national health department have received massive kickbacks from pharmaceutical drug suppliers in a scandal that had been going on for nearly 10 years, but moves are afoot to tackle the problem, health officials say.]]>Mon, 14 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT]]>PORT MORESBY/JAKARTA 14 March 2011 (IRIN) - Emergency officials in Papua New Guinea and Indonesia - two countries in the line of a deadly tsunami that has killed nearly 2,000 in Japan, left thousands more missing and wiped out entire coastal towns - remain vigilant, despite thus far being spared any spillover impact.http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportId=92182PORT MORESBY/JAKARTA 14 March 2011 (IRIN) - Emergency officials in Papua New Guinea and Indonesia - two countries in the line of a deadly tsunami that has killed nearly 2,000 in Japan, left thousands more missing and wiped out entire coastal towns - remain vigilant, despite thus far being spared any spillover impact.]]>Wed, 02 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT]]>PORT MORESBY 02 February 2011 (IRIN) - There are fears that a multi-billion dollar liquefied natural gas (LNG) project in Papua New Guinea (PNG) could lead to social unrest: Just one year into the four-year construction phase of the project there are some ominous signs, observers say.http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportId=91810PORT MORESBY 02 February 2011 (IRIN) - There are fears that a multi-billion dollar liquefied natural gas (LNG) project in Papua New Guinea (PNG) could lead to social unrest: Just one year into the four-year construction phase of the project there are some ominous signs, observers say.]]>Fri, 07 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT]]>GOROKA 07 January 2011 (IRIN) - Clan violence is widespread in Papua New Guinea (PNG), where arguments over women, pigs and land can easily spiral into murder, mayhem and civil conflict.http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportId=91559GOROKA 07 January 2011 (IRIN) - Clan violence is widespread in Papua New Guinea (PNG), where arguments over women, pigs and land can easily spiral into murder, mayhem and civil conflict.]]>Fri, 31 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT]]>BANGKOK 31 December 2010 (IRIN) - On this last day of 2010, IRIN asks: When the end comes, where will you get your last meal? In addition to covering the perennial natural disasters that rip through Asia annually, IRIN reported in 2010 on doomsday food vaults designed to protect biodiversity from disaster. Read on to find one near you.http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportId=91499BANGKOK 31 December 2010 (IRIN) - On this last day of 2010, IRIN asks: When the end comes, where will you get your last meal? In addition to covering the perennial natural disasters that rip through Asia annually, IRIN reported in 2010 on doomsday food vaults designed to protect biodiversity from disaster. Read on to find one near you.]]>Mon, 20 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT]]>PORT MORESBY 20 December 2010 (IRIN) - At the northern tip of New Britain island, the Rabaul Volcanological Observatory (RVO) keeps watch over 16 active volcanoes across Papua New Guinea (PNG). http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportId=91408PORT MORESBY 20 December 2010 (IRIN) - At the northern tip of New Britain island, the Rabaul Volcanological Observatory (RVO) keeps watch over 16 active volcanoes across Papua New Guinea (PNG). ]]>Tue, 07 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT]]>HIGHLANDS 07 December 2010 (IRIN) - According to Amnesty International, two-thirds of the women in Papua New Guinea have been hit by their partners; in parts of the densely populated rugged provinces that comprise the Highlands, that figure swells to nearly 100 percent. http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportId=91306HIGHLANDS 07 December 2010 (IRIN) - According to Amnesty International, two-thirds of the women in Papua New Guinea have been hit by their partners; in parts of the densely populated rugged provinces that comprise the Highlands, that figure swells to nearly 100 percent. ]]>Wed, 01 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT]]>GOROKA 01 December 2010 (IRIN) - Before discovering his HIV status, Kiukiu Barnabe saw villagers near his home in Papua New Guinea's remote highlands force a young woman living with HIV to live inside a 2m-deep hole that eventually became her grave.http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportId=91253GOROKA 01 December 2010 (IRIN) - Before discovering his HIV status, Kiukiu Barnabe saw villagers near his home in Papua New Guinea's remote highlands force a young woman living with HIV to live inside a 2m-deep hole that eventually became her grave.]]>