Update: On March 17, 2021 the Australian government announced it will provide 8,000 doses of a Covid-19 vaccine to PNG. The country has only 500 doctors and fewer than 4,000 nurses. In PNG’s ...

Australian health workers in PNG say vaccine hesitancy has become so extreme they've been threatened with violence if they bring doses into some communities.

PNG to offer asylum seekers who wish to stay a path to citizenship, rights group denounce Australia’s move.

Red Cross calls for urgent help for PNG after record COVID surge The Pacific nation is reporting more cases amid one of the world’s slowest vaccine rollouts.

PNG hospitals under pressure amid surging COVID-19 cases, with patients calling out for help By PNG correspondent Natalie Whiting in Port Moresby COVID-19 Fri 9 Apr 2021 ...

PNG, 8 May 2021 – Today, we are celebrating World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day, a day dedicated to recognising the impact of Red Cross staff and volunteers. This year the International Red Cross and ...

Papua New Guinea will receive 132,000 doses of AstraZeneca PLC's (AZN.L) COVID-19 vaccine from India next week, the PNG government told Reuters, even as the world's biggest vaccine maker curbs ...

As recently as 1980, hunters in the forests of the Torricelli Mountains of northwestern Papua New Guinea could count on bagging at least a couple of tree kangaroos in a single outing. About twice ...