Tag: Public health

Al Jazeera's Step Vaessen was given exclusive access to report on the measles outbreak from Asatat, in Indonesia's Papua province. Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk The Asian...

Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk An unprecedented level of mismanagement of Papua New Guinea’s affairs since 2012 has caused serious health issues, including widespread suffering and...

By Annette Kora in Port Moresby Lack of funds hampers addressing issues faced by the increasing number of people living with HIV in Papua New...

By Father Casibjorn Quia, Roy Abrahmn Narra and Jerome Villanueva in Manila The year 2016 was a landmark year for the Philippines with HIV (human...

EMTV News reports on the HIV Summit in Port Moresby and other Papua New Guinean news. By Annette Kora in Port Moresby The first HIV Summit...

By Hans Nicholas Jong in Jakarta With few commitments to curb cigarette consumption, Indonesia is poised to have the largest population of smokers in the...

The Invisible Picture Show, an animation made by End Child Detention on Vimeo. Basic rights for refugee children is an issue troubling some South-East Asian...

In the wake of the worst ever cyclone to have hit Fiji, the tourist destination is gearing to overcome a new challenge - combating...

By Iris Gonzales in Manila For decades, the Philippines had dodged the global AIDS crisis. Things have changed, however. There is now a full-blown AIDS...

Dr Biman Prasad, leader of Fiji's Opposition National Federation Party, suspended for 30 days yesterday by the Fijian Elections Office, assesses the country's "deeply...

Pacific Media Centre By Losalini Bolatagici in Suva Fiji and other Pacific Island nations have been warned about the mosquito-borne Zika virus. The Secretariat of the Pacific...