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...
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Articles & Analysis | Greater government focus and financing is helping to reform the health care sector from The Report: Papua New Guinea 2014
Chapter | Health & Education from The Report: Papua New Guinea 2014
Health care in PNG is poised to see major changes. Perhaps the most significant recent development has been the introduction of fee-free health care. The government committed $8.13m to the programme in 2014, which began officially on February 23 of that year. The refurbishment of Port Moresby General Hospital is receiving major government support, as it is hoped that the renewed facility will...
Papua New Guinea is poised for change, as the country’s mineral riches are providing a major opportunity for economic development through the exploitation of natural resources. The government’s five-year strategic plan focuses on key development enablers such as free education, improvements to health services, the strengthening of law and order, rural development projects and infrastructure construction.
Articles & Analysis | Breaking ground: The sector is capitalising on its regional popularity to improve services and research from The Report: Malaysia 2014
Just as low-cost airlines helped broaden access to air travel in South-east Asia, Malaysian entrepreneurs now see a unique opportunity to provide quality health care to all citizens in ASEAN and beyond. One of the most ambitious and far-reaching projects in this sector is the proposed International Medical Campus (IMC) at Kuala Lumpur...
Articles & Analysis | Making the grade: While still low in the ranks, tertiary institutions are faring better in subjects key to economic development from The Report: Malaysia 2014
Universities in Malaysia have been given a key role in government plans to raise the country to developed-nation status by 2020. However, much more investment will be necessary if higher education institutions are to meet the targets the state has set.
Interviews & Viewpoints | OBG talks to Idris bin Jusoh, Minister of Education II from The Report: Malaysia 2014
How will the Education Blueprint 2013-25 help to address the gap in soft skills for primary and secondary graduates, particularly for English?