History: An Early Anaesthetic in Papua New Guinea

Donovanosis in Papua New Guinea.

Clinical and epidemiological observations on 87 cases of donovanosis seen at Port Moresby General Hospital are presented, with detailed reports of three cases in which the disease was more severe. The circumstances of infection described were consistent with venereal transmission. Chloramphenicol and gentamicin were effective in curing the disease, while streptomycin was found to be ineffective...

Leadership in Papua New Guinea

The unique context and challenges of leadership in Papua New Guinea are not adequately explained by the extant literature. This paper investigates the context of, and barriers to leadership, in Australia’s closest northern neighbour, as PNG attempts to actively participate in a dynamic, rapidly changing global environment. Historically, PNG is a diverse Nation of tribal societies organised on t...

Implementing an oxygen programme in hospitals in Papua New Guinea.

In Papua New Guinea (PNG), the most common cause of death among children under 5 years of age is pneumonia. Children with severe pneumonia need antibiotics and oxygen but oxygen shortages are common owing to the cost and complex logistics of transporting it in cylinders. Detection of hypoxaemia using clinical signs can be difficult, especially in highly pigmented children in whom cyanosis is di...

Trauma in Papua New Guinea--an epidemic out of control.

Root Crops in Papua New Guinea

Root crop production in Papua New Guinea is reviewed. Crops considered are the major ones (Ipomoea batatas, Colocasia esculenta, Dioscorea aiata, D. escuienta, Xanthosoma sagitti!olium), other significant root crops (Manihot esculenta, Psophocarpus tetragonolobus, Cyrtosperma chpmissonis., Alocasia macro"htza and Solanum tuberosum) and 27 minor crops. For the major and significant crops, aspect...