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Pacific-led health centre recognised by World Health Organisation
Te Poutoko Ora a Kiwa (Centre for Pacific and Global Health) at Waipapa Taumata...
Joseph Guenzler 25 Mar 2026
Health agency flags concern following rise in vaping across Pacific
Vaping is on the rise across the Pacific, according to reports from the World He...
Andrew Mathieson 29 Jan 2026
On World Hepatitis Day, experts urge nationwide action for First Nations hepatitis
On World Hepatitis Day this week NACCHO and Hepatitis Australia called for urgen...
Alexandra Giorgianni 29 Jul 2025
HIV transmission in Papua New Guinea at crisis levels
As transmission rates soar, Papua New Guinea has declared a national HIV crisis...
Ben McKay 27 Jun 2025
Australia funding vaccines after polio find in PNG
Australia is spending $5 million towards vaccinations in Papua New Guinea after...
Eye disease trachoma eliminated in Papua New Guinea

The World Health Organisation confirmed this week that Papua New Guinea has eliminated the eye disease trachoma as a public health problem. Official recognition was made during the 78th World Health A...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre May 20, 2025
NT Supreme Court ruling strengthens call for safe water in remote Indigenous communities

In the wake of a landmark Northern Territory Supreme Court ruling, calls for safe drinking water are intensifying in remote Aboriginal communities after high fluoride levels were found to impair cogni...

Rhiannon Clarke Rhiannon Clarke Nov 12, 2024
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