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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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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Immunisations And Health Advice For Travellors To Papua New Guinea.

During the recent trip by MV Doulos in Port Moresby, I was asked to be the contact person for the team on the ground in case of medical emergencies.
Three weeks prior to the arrival of the ship, the prepartion team was in Port Moresby and I was asked to give advice on what precautions to [...]

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