Two children have been diagnosed with polio in PNG. It's the first outbreak in the country since 2018, when an outbreak was eradicated the same year. The World Health Organization (WHO ...

Following Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s May 2025 re-election, Australia is advancing a historic defence treaty with Papua New Guinea. Rooted in shared history and strategic urgency amid ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed on Thursday that polio was detected in Papua New Guinea (PNG) from a wastewater sample in the city of Lae and an environmental sample in the nation's ...

Papua New Guinea’s state-owned mining company will pay at least $60 million to ASX-listed Kingston Resources for control of a major gold development and exploration project in the Solomon Sea.

A polio outbreak has been declared in Papua New Guinea, sparking concern about the disease's spread in a country with low vaccination rates, health officials said. Poliovirus, most often spread ...

Papua New Guinea is experiencing a polio outbreak that has infected at least two children, according to health authorities who called for an immediate vaccination campaign. The country of nearly ...

A polio outbreak has been declared in Papua New Guinea, sparking concern about the disease’s spread in a country with low vaccination rates, health officials said. Poliovirus, most often spread ...

Papua New Guinea has raised the alarm over a polio outbreak in Port Moresby and Lae after samples of the virus were found in wastewater and cases confirmed in two healthy children. The PNG ...

During performances at the Festival of Pacific Arts over the past two weeks, the traditional clothing of delegates from Papua New Guinea left their upper bodies partially exposed. One could see ...

May 16 (UPI) --The Papua New Guinea National Department of Health announced early Friday that a polio outbreak has struck there. The nation's government said it is "stepping up its response after ...

Environmental samples collected in Papua New Guinea’s two largest cities, Port Moresby and Lae, have detected type 2 poliomyelitis through wastewater testing in their sewage systems and ...