Tag: Health
New data dispels Vanuatu reports of ‘tainted’ kava fears
By Dan McGarry in Port Vila
In response to last weekend’s reports of complaints about allegedly "tainted" kava, Vanuatu-based exporter Peter Colmar has provided clear...
Carry on Fidel Castro’s global legacy, urges Cuban ambassador
By David Robie in Auckland
Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro's contribution to global social justice and dignity, and to developing nations worldwide - including the...
The $100bn gold mine and the West Papuans who are counting...
Grasberg mine in the Indonesian region of West Papua has been a source of untold wealth for its owners, but, writes Susan Schulman in...
How mining and militarisation led to an HIV epidemic in Indonesia’s...
By Susan Schulman in Kambele, Papua, reporting for IRIN
Martina Wanago was sick. In fact, she was sure she would die. She had contracted HIV,...
NCDs in the Pacific a ‘man-made crisis’, says FAO
The death rates associated with non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in Small Island Developing States (SIDS), was referred to as a “man-made crisis” by the UN...
Oil Search provides K185m for five-year health, education plan in PNG
By Charles Yapumi in Port Moresby
Papua New Guinea’s oil and gas giant, Oil Search, plans to continue investing money into supporting national developmental challenges.
Managing...