AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoWater Crisis: Lake Murray in PNG’s Western Province has dropped sharply, leaving island communities without reliable water and forcing school closures, disrupted trade, and higher costs for essentials—health workers report rising stomach pain, diarrhoea, malaria, and typhoid as waterborne risks grow. Immunisation Push: Western Health Authority is gearing up for a province-wide catch-up immunisation drive, using digital tracking tools and tablets to find missed doses and respond to a new measles outbreak in New Ireland. Cancer Prevention: Western Highlands women and girls are gaining access to PNG’s first cervical cancer elimination programme, with rapid GeneXpert screening and same-centre treatment plus HPV vaccination for girls aged 9–14. Golden Hour Breastfeeding: PNG marks World Breastfeeding Week with a push for early initiation, skin-to-skin contact, and breastfeeding within the first 60 minutes after birth. HIV Funding Warning: A global AIDS update warns that anti-rights and anti-gender backlash is undermining progress just as HIV programme funding is collapsing. Health Cooperation: PNGDF medical teams joined U.S. Army clinicians during Tamiok Strike 26, treating hundreds of additional patients and strengthening medical ties.
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