Introduction It is extremely difficult to obtain precise or accurate data on the present state of the ethnic Chinese population in Papua–New Guinea (PNG). In fact, it is almost certain that precise figures are simply not available, given the lax border controls and extensive corruption in the PNG bureaucracy. 2 At the official level, there are several government bodies that are in a position to...

To the Editor: We report hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection rates in 3 South Pacific island countries—Papua New Guinea (PNG), Fiji, and Kiriba-ti—determined from results of HEV IgG testing. During 2003–2005, specimens were collected from volunteers as part of a study of the epidemiology of viral hepatitis (1,2). Participants recruited were apparently healthy adults in the community and moth-er–i...

BACKGROUND Male circumcision reduces the risk of female-to-male transmission of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and is being explored for HIV prevention in Papua New Guinea (PNG). PNG has a concentrated HIV epidemic which is largely heterosexually transmitted. There are a diverse range of male circumcision and penile modification practices across PNG. Exploring the implications of male circu...

Papua New Guinea (PNG) covers a land area of over 450,000 square kilometers (km2). Approximately 12.5% of its 7.16 million people live in urban areas. In 2012, the per capita gross domestic product of PNG was estimated at 4,500 Kina ($1,629).1 Port Moresby, PNG’s capital city, which is the focus of this study, is located on the southeastern coast on the Gulf of Papua. It has a geographic area o...

Information Systems (IS) applications have proliferated in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) as organisations in these countries begin to realise the benefits of utilising these technologies to improve business process and enhance productivity. However much IS implementation in LDCs has been unsuccessful. Successful approaches should take account of technological factors, and also heed social co...

This discussion paper interrogates recent estimates of HIV prevalence in PNG and explores the relevance of international conceptualisations of HIV epidemics to the situation in PNG. It contributes to the quest to ‘Know your epidemic, know your response’, in particular in PNG contexts (UNAIDS 2007a: 10). The global endeavour to better ‘know your epidemic, know your response’ constitutes recognit...

Cereal Chem. 73(6):770-774 Analysis of different wheats and flours for vitamin B6 using water exin PN (0.9-2.7 nmol/g). Mean values (± standard deviations) were 5.0 ± tracts and reverse-phase high-performance liquid chromatography 1.8 nmol/g for total vitamin B6; 1.7 ± 0.5 nmol/g for PN; and 3.4 ± 1.8 revealed significant variation in content of pyridoxine (PN) and pyrinmollg for PNG. American ...

The third-stage larvae of several genera of anisakid nematodes are important etiological agents for zoonotic human anisakiasis. The present study investigated the prevalence of potentially zoonotic anisakid larvae in fish collected on the coastal shelves off Madang and Rabaul in Papua New Guinea (PNG) where fish represents a major component of the diet. Nematodes were found in seven fish specie...