AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoMedical Training Standards: UPNG’s School of Medicine says overseas medical graduates must complete extra in-country clinical training before registering to practise in PNG, aiming to protect bedside exposure and clinical competence. Rural Health & Power: The National Volunteer Service begins frontline deployments across remote areas, with healthcare and agriculture specialists among the first to move. Community Health Access: Santos Foundation backs early childhood education in Hela and reliable healthcare in Southern Highlands, including a solar mini-grid powering a health centre for more consistent services. Climate & Health Risks: A new WMO report warns the South-West Pacific is warming fast, with rising seas, marine heatwaves and ocean acidification threatening food and livelihoods that underpin health. Water, Sanitation & Infection Risk: Save the Children reports displaced families in Venezuela are sharing toilets and lacking safe water, raising diarrhoea and skin infection risks—an urgent reminder for PNG’s own WASH planning. Governance & Service Delivery: Commentaries stress PNG’s budgets must translate into reliable water, electricity and health facility maintenance, not just higher spending. Sports With Social Impact: A AU$250m Pacific Rugby League Partnership links grassroots sport to education, leadership and community wellbeing across PNG and the region.
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