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Tuberculosis in PNG: Of myths and misconceptions

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Late in 2012, I was an invited fellow of the National Press Foundation of Washington to the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung diseases’ (the Union) annual conference in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The Union, is one of the world’s peak bodies in the fight against Tuberculosis (TB) along with the ‘Stop TB Partnership’ (a part of the World Health Organization -WHO).  It is these two organizations that largely inform the Government of PNG’s health initiatives, policies and strategies surrounding TB.  It was the Union that developed the Direct Observation Treatment – short course (DOTS) that is now administered by World Continue reading Tuberculosis in PNG: Of myths and misconceptions→

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The rage within

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By PNG Echo It is not only the 800 languages or the ecological diversity that makes PNG unique (although that too): it is also the rage of young PNG men, manifest and misdirected in extreme forms of physical and verbal violence. And it’s not just me that’s noticed. Journalist, Jo Chandler, in an article she wrote following the public burning alive of Kepari Leniata in 2013 said:

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