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Gastroschisis in a premature infant in Papua New Guinea: initial treatment with a normal saline bag silo

Rural and Remote Health, 2022
This case report describes the staged management gastroschisis in a low-birthweight baby in Papua New Guinea, where a silo was fashioned using a normal saline bag to protect the bowel, while the baby stabilised and was ready for later abdominal wall ...
E Yakea, Beena Kulau, Jack Mulu, Trevor Duke   +3 more
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Breastfeeding Rate, Food Supplementation, Dietary Diversity Among Children Aged 6–59 Months, and Associated Factors in Papua New Guinea

Frontiers in Nutrition, 2021
Background: Along the socioeconomic changes in the past decades, Papua New Guinea (PNG) has undergone significant food transition. Little is known about the influence of household and maternal socioeconomic demographic factors on dietary intake and ...
Bang Nguyen Pham, Vinson D. Silas, Anthony D. Okely, William Pomat   +3 more
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Use of a catch-up programme to improve routine immunization in 13 provinces of Papua New Guinea, 2020–2022

Western Pacific Surveillance and Response, 2023
Objective: Routine immunization coverage in Papua New Guinea has decreased in the past 5 years. This persistently low routine immunization coverage has resulted in low population immunity and frequent outbreaks of vaccine-preventable disease across the ...
Dessie Ayalew Mekonnen, Mathias Bauri, Martha Pogo, Mei Shang, Deborah Bettels, Shaikh Humayun Kabir, Waramin Edward, Bieb Sibauk, Milena Dalton, Geoff Miller, Ananda Amarasinghe, Yoshihiro Takashima, Dapeng Luo, Sevil Huseynova   +13 more
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The effect of Trichoderma on the growth and development of tomato and bean under greenhouse and field conditions

Annals of Tropical Research, 2018
Trichoderma’s plant growth stimulating effect is well-recognized besides its well-known role as a biocontrol agent against plant diseases. Two greenhouse and field studies were conducted at the Papua New Guinea University of Technology (PNGUOT) to test ...
Gwendolyn Ban, Shamsul Akanda, Macquin Maino   +2 more
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Measuring Wasting and Stunting Prevalence Among Children Under 5 Years of Age and Associated Risk Factors in Papua New Guinea: New Evidence From the Comprehensive Health and Epidemiological Surveillance System

Frontiers in Nutrition, 2021
Background: Papua New Guinea (PNG) has undergone a significant health transition, with the prevalence of non-communicable diseases increasing. Many children under 5 years of age suffer from the burden of malnutrition.
Bang Nguyen Pham, Vinson D. Silas, Anthony D. Okely, William Pomat   +3 more
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Education, employment and practice: Midwifery graduates in Papua New Guinea [PDF]

, 2016
© 2016 The Authors Background Papua New Guinea has a very high maternal mortality rate (773/100,000), low rates of supervised births and a critical shortage of skilled midwives. A midwifery education initiative commenced in 2012, funded by the Australian
Buasi, N, Dawson, A, Homer, CSE, Joseph, N, Moores, A, Puawe, P, Rumsey, M, Samor, MK, West, F   +8 more
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The effects of COVID-19 on maternal, newborn and child health services in Papua New Guinea

Global Public Health
Papua New Guinea’s health system faces ongoing challenges in the provision of maternal and child health and has some of the poorest health indicators in the world.
Lisa M. Vallely, Jamee Newland, Nalisa Neuendorf, Agnes Kupul Mek, Rachael Farquhar, Zebedee Kerry, Ruthy Boli-Neo, Mikaela Seymour, Melanie Wratten, Herick Aeno, Richard Nake Trumb, Anna Maalsen, Caroline SE Homer, Angela Kelly-Hanku   +13 more
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A new species of Cydistomyia (Diptera, Tabanidae) from Papua New Guinea [PDF]

, 1999
A new species, Cydistomyia kamialiensis, is described from specimens collected in the Kamiali Wildlife Management Area of Morobe Province, Papua New ...
Goodwin, James T.
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Risk factors and pregnancy outcomes associated with placental malaria in a prospective cohort of Papua New Guinean women

Malaria Journal, 2017
Background Plasmodium falciparum in pregnancy results in substantial poor health outcomes for both mother and child, particularly in young, primigravid mothers who are at greatest risk of placental malaria (PM) infection.
Elvin Lufele, Alexandra Umbers, Jaume Ordi, Maria Ome-Kaius, Regina Wangnapi, Holger Unger, Nandao Tarongka, Peter Siba, Ivo Mueller, Leanne Robinson, Stephen Rogerson   +10 more
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Breaking away from the land policy stalemate [PDF]

, 2015
Unlocking the potential of land is crucial for realising the development aspirations of the people of Papua New Guinea and the island nations of the Pacific, yet land policy development has largely been absent in these countries. Land is a political ‘hot
Levantis, Theo, Yala, Charles
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