Hospitals and Healthcare

In Fiji, 95% of adults have received one jab and 80% are fully vaccinated. In PNG, however, less than 1% of the population is fully vaccinated – and the country is giving away its vaccines.

Services are being forced to close because of lack of money and staff as coronavirus threatens to take hold

A recent ADB report shows that PNG has some of the worst health indicators in the Asia-Pacific region:

The prevalence of stunting among children under the age of five is 49.5 percent, ranking 29th of 30 countries with information;

The prevalence of malnutrition (wasting) among children under five is 14.3 percent, the highest rate for 30 countries;

The maternal mortality ratio per 100,000 live births is 215, the equal third highest of 40 countries;

The under-five mortality rate per 1000 live births is 57, the fourth highest of 43 countries;

The number of new HIV aids infections in 2015 is 0.36 per 1000 of the uninfected population, the highest of 21 countries;

The TB incidence per 100,000 people is 432, the second highest of 44 countries; and

The incidence of malaria per 1000 people is 185, nearly double the next highest incidence.