Improving the educational system remains a top priority in Papua New Guinea. The country is committed to the sector both in terms of political will and increasing expenditure, and over time schools have seen great improvements as resource wealth enters the economy and supports the national budget. PNG has already made significant advances in recent years. In particular,...
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Articles & Analysis | The government is working to regain lost ground and improve overall performance from The Report: Papua New Guinea 2014
Interviews & Viewpoints | OBG talks to Grant Muddle, CEO, Port Moresby General Hospital from The Report: Papua New Guinea 2014
How could the proposal for turning Port Moresby General Hospital into a statutory body help improve health services in Papua New Guinea?
Interviews & Viewpoints | OBG talks to Pascoe Kase, Secretary of Health from The Report: Papua New Guinea 2014
What will the implementation of universal health care mean for PNG’s citizens, and how do you anticipate introducing the changes to support it?
Interviews & Viewpoints | OBG talks to Joe Williams Lalie, Executive Director, International Education Agency from The Report: Papua New Guinea 2014
Articles & Analysis | Greater government focus and financing is helping to reform the health care sector from The Report: Papua New Guinea 2014
While Papua New Guinea continues to contend with a number of health issues related to both environmental risks and provision of care, recent progress suggests that positive changes are in the works. The prime minister has made this sector a top priority and relevant efforts are starting to pay off. Sufficiently financing the sector may be a challenge, as will delivery of...
Articles & Analysis | Making the sector more competitive from The Report: Papua New Guinea 2014
The Papua New Guinea government has a number of ongoing programmes to promote and encourage the development of tourism that have proven successful. Visitor arrivals have almost quadrupled since 2002, and many destinations have been opened and improved. Yet the country remains primarily of interest to higher-end tourists. Travel is difficult and expensive so PNG is less a...