Turtle Meat Poisoning in Papua New Guinea – a review of literature.

Introduction
Papua New Guinea (PNG) is world famous for its biodiversity. Being an island nation, PNG is also famous for its diversity in marine life. Several species of turtles are present in PNG waters, some of which are on the endangered list and are therefore protected. However, turtle meat is a much sought after food among [...]

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Does Private Medical Care Have A Role in PNG?

Couple of weeks ago I had some medical students visiting where I worked. They were visiting the establishment for a day as part of their medical training. I was told the main objective of their visit was to compare the private and public medical care in PNG and form an opinion.
I thought one day was [...]

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PNG Ranked Very Low In Equality For Women!

What is that we do not know already! PNG was and is still very low in world ranking when it comes to equal opportunity for women in this country.
The statistics are very telling;

very low number of women enrolling in schools.
very few women in parliament.
women abused every day.
women abused by policmen while in their custory.
our MPs [...]

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