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32,000 living with HIV in PNG

AN estimated 32,000 people are living with HIV in the country, although there are thousands others living with the virus but…

Morobe needs K123m for rural health

MOROBE needs K123 million to ensure all its rural health facilities are functional within a year, provincial health chairman…

TB not easy to treat, says WHO

WORLD Health Organisation country representative Dr Peiter Van Mareen says multi-drug resistant TB is not easy to treat. H…

Drug-resistant TB high in Daru

THE number of multi-drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR TB) cases per 1000 population in Daru, Western, are among the highest i…

Project to address cancer in PNG

A CERVICAL cancer screening project will be rolled out in January to address the scourge in the country, a doctor says. Do…

Know your HIV status, get tested

AS International World AIDS Day is observed tomorrow (December 1), people are yet again reminded about the importance of get…

Jiwaka will not mark World AIDS Day

JIWAKA Province will not join the rest of the country to celebrate the World Aids Day because there are no funds available. …

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