Global AIDS - Papua New Guinea
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The Pacific Islands Foundation (PIAF). The first and sole
regional non government organisation focusing exclusively
on HIV/AIDS in the Pacific Islands. |
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Fr Jude attended the July, 2004 International AIDS Conference
in Bangkok, Thailand where he was invited to make a Special
Presentation on his work.
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Post-Courier, Pt Moresby - 26/10/04
Post Courier, May 20, 2005
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Human face of HIV/AIDS:
CAMPAIGNERS: Peter Momo (right) and wife
Florence are HIV positive. Both are working to educate
people about HIV/AIDS. Their six-month-old son Peter
Momo (jnr) has no sign of the illness but
must wait for tests to clear him when he grows up.
Peter, meanwhile, says people living with HIV/AIDS
like him, can live a full life. CONTRARY to what many
believe, hiding a person’s HIV status from the
public can kill faster than telling others about it.
Max Mea said on Wednesday night he had lived for 10
years with the virus, mainly because he had gone public
and revealed his status. More
Picture by JOE IVAHARIA |
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AIDS destruction
- Infection could rise to 200,000 per year
- Workforce could be reduced by 34%
- Economic welfare indicators could fall by 48%
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The National |
01/12/05 |
'Frightening'
Sir Rabbie: Govt not doing enough to fight HIV/AIDS
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The National |
09/09/05 |
What
about Compassion? - by Trish Madigan
AIDS in PNG will reach 1 in 10 by 2010. As Catholics clash
over condoms, leaders try to combat the disease.
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Online Catholics
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09/03/05 |
PNG
terror fear
THE spread of AIDS could indirectly contribute to a rise
in terrorism in Papua New Guinea, Foreign Affairs Minister
Alexander Downer said yesterday. |
Melbourne Herald-Sun |
09/03/05 |
Tackle
AIDS like fighting a war
HOW can the rapid rate of HIV/Aids spread be reduced -
the question to which billions of people belonging to different
sections and strata of the world's population have over
the past years been desperately seeking an answer. |
The National |
25/02/05 |
WWIII
ready to invade PNG
IT is somethinhg of a relief to read no less than three
stories in yesterday's edition of The National that target
the alarming growth of HIV/AIDS in the Defence Force. |
The National |
24/02/05 |
PNG
a Frontline for AIDS - Lloyd Jones
Papua New Guinea is a new frontline in the fight
against HIV/AIDS, and it must mobilize all sectors of society
in the effort or pay a high price. |
AAP |
18/02/05 |
11,000
PNG kids have AIDS
More than 11,000 children in Papua New Guinea have been
infected with HIV/AIDS while another 9,400 have been orphaned
by the disease, according to a shock survey finding by the
United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF). |
Post-Courier, Pt Moresby |
26/10/05 |
| Alarm
bells over HIV/AIDS THE fight against HIV/AIDS should
be one of the country's highest priorities, said Moresby
Northwest MP, Sir Mekere Morauta recently. |
Post-Courier, Pt Moresby |
31/12/04 |
AIDS
cases among region's highest - By Lucy Kapi
PAPUA New Guinea has one of the highest HIV/AIDS incidences
in the Asia-Pacific region and it is rearing its head to
shape the future of the country. |
The National |
02/12/04 |
Church
Leaders Unite on AIDS
Four prominent church leaders will appear on EMTV current
affairs programme Insait in a panel discussion
addressing issues related to the growing problem of HIV/AIDS
in Papua New Guinea. |
Insait |
--/11/04 |
HIV/AIDS
screening urged for newly-weds
Blood test a must - YOUNG people intending to get
married should undergo compulsory blood testing to ensure
they do not carry the HIV virus. |
Post-Courier |
27/10/04 |
A
Day of Shame For All of Us
Many of the innocent babies were left abandoned by their
mother who gave birth to them, by their father in most cases
who abandoned the mother with his seed, by the relatives
who obviously knew this baby was in her mother's womb.
It took a complete stranger - Tessie Soi and the Friends
Foundation - to do the decent thing and bury these little
babies. |
Post-Courier, Pt Moresby |
28/10/04 |
AIDS
on Our Doorstep
| A PNG based Franciscan priest has made a moving grave-side
appeal for doctors skilled in caring for children with
HIV/AIDS to help PNG as it stands poised to be ravaged
by the pandemic. |
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Post-Courier, Pt Moresby |
27/10/04 |
Tok
Stret Long HIV/AIDS
A series of AIDS Awareness radio broadcasts by Port Moresby
based Franciscan priest, Fr Jude Ronayne-Forde OFM. Click
the links below to read the scripts of these weekly talks. |
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Moresby
AIDS Shock
14 die every day, 115 new cases every month at the POM
General Hospital |
Post-Courier |
25/10/04 |
Fighting
against HIV Epidemic
DESPITE all the criticisms levelled against the National
AIDS Council (NAC), particularly with its blunt advertisements
on HIV campaigns, it has no doubt started the debate on
the HIV issue . |
Post-Courier |
19/10/04 |
AIDS
fight advocated
Dr Banare Bun - the chairman of the Parliamentary HIV/AIDS
Advocacy Group - said MPs need to take the lead in raising
greater public awareness on what HIV/AIDS can do to Papua
New Guinea. |
The National |
27/10/04 |
Leaders
need AIDS lessons
POLITICIANS in the Asia-Pacific region know little about
the effects of the HIV/ AIDS epidemic on the youth in their
countries, an international meeting in Thailand has found. |
The National |
27/09/04 |
Aussie
AIDS plan to benefit PNG
The strategy has been introduced to Papua New Guinea by
Australia's newly appointed special representative - Ms
Ann Maree O'Keefe - who met with various groups working
on HIV/AIDS issues to explore ways to tackle the growing
epidemic. |
The National |
13/09/04 |
Papua
New Guinea, the world's next AIDS frontier
- David Millikin
PNG is on the brink of an AIDS crisis of southern African
proportions and the government, hamstrung by corruption
and mismanagement, has been slow to respond, according to
local health workers and international aid officials.
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Agence France-Presse |
18/08/04 |
Fighting
AIDS, overcoming barriers - By Christina Kewa
Sexual behaviour in PNG is linked to cultural beliefs and
attitudes — and these take time to change. Support for
change is needed from all levels of society in the country,
including governments, communities, individuals and the nation
as a whole. |
Post-Courier |
27/07/04 |
AIDS
pandemic threat in PNG
PAPUA New Guinea faces the threat of an AIDS pandemic of
Sub-Saharan Africa proportions unless enormous efforts are
taken to stem the virus spread, a leading Australian AIDS
expert has warned.
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Post-Courier |
27/07/04 |
Agreement on
Eve of XV International AIDS
Conference in Bangkok
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11/07/04 |
Thailand
government is to fund clinical trials to evaluate the
efficacy of lime juice - first as a contraceptive and then
as nature's own microbicide to combat HIV/AIDS.
The so-called Manoi (Lime) Trial was given the go-ahead
nod at a top level meeting at the Thai Ministry of Health
in Bangkok on May 4, 2004. |
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28/05/04 |
PNG
Govt blasted over its AIDS spending
The head of Australia's aid agency in Papua New Guinea
has criticised the PNG government's HIV/AIDS budget as "grossly
inadequate". |
Melbourne Herald Sun |
21/04/04 |
Circumcision,
condoms and lemon juice
“In Press, Reproduction, Fertility and Development,
2004”
The HIV/AIDS Pandemic: New Ways of Preventing Infection
in Men - Professor R. V. Short FAA, FRS
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Miss
PNG Red Cross Contestant to open Youth HIV/AIDS Workshop
Popular 2003 Miss PNG Red Cross contestant Alice Solomon
will open a National Youth Leadership and HIV/AIDS Workshop
which is being organized by the National AIDS Council supported
by the National HIV/AIDS Support Project on Monday March
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Papua
New Guinea could become “another Africa”
If it does not deal with AIDS as a matter of urgency, a
diplomat warns. British High Commissioner David Gordon-Macleod
gave the blunt warning during an interview with the Post-Courier.
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Post-Courier |
26/01/04 |
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Chimbu warrior Princess wages war against HIV/AIDS - Glenn
Armstrong
Last Saturday, October 18, in the sleepy town of Kundiawa,
nestled in the mountains that house Papua New Guinea's highest
peak, Mt Wilhelm, a brave 22 year old woman led her people
to the local sports oval to declare war on an invisible,
but very real enemy.
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Post-Courier |
18/10/03 |
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