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Emergency medical preparedness and response for mass gatherings: Papua New Guinea emergency medical team's experience during Pope Francis's 2024 visit. [PDF]

Western Pac Surveill Response J
Oli U, Nou GG, Hosea R, Konigala K.
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Indigenous‐Led Adaptation to Complex Climate Risks in New Ireland, Papua New Guinea

Asia Pacific Viewpoint, Volume 67, Issue 2, Page 297-311, August 2026.
ABSTRACT Pacific Island peoples have long histories of adapting to environmental changes, but recent climate change is now driving complex risks that unfold within rapidly shifting societal and environmental contexts. This study investigates how remote Indigenous communities in New Ireland, Papua New Guinea, experience and want to respond to complex ...
Eric Lede, Guy Jackson, Kamilo Bogen, Tristan Pearce   +3 more
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Between famine and freedom: Food prices during the Indonesian War of Independence, 1945–9

The Economic History Review, Volume 79, Issue 3, Page 1082-1107, August 2026.
Abstract This paper investigates how the Indonesian War of Independence (1945‒9) influenced staple food prices, and how fluctuations in those prices, in turn, shaped the trajectory and dynamics of the conflict. We compiled a dataset comprising more than 8600 prices for staple foods covering the entire Indonesian archipelago from 1939‒49, allowing us to
Ingrid de Zwarte, Helmi Moret, Pim de Zwart   +2 more
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Population genetics of <i>Plasmodium vivax</i> with transmission decline and rebound in two endemic areas of Papua New Guinea. [PDF]

Front Genet
Fola AA, Mehra S, Razook Z, Lautu-Gumal D, Nate E, Lee S, Kattenberg JH, Koepfli C, Kazura J, Ome-Kaius M, Laman M, Robinson LJ, Mueller I, Barry AE.   +13 more
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Living With COPD and Views on Digital Health Tools Among Pacific Peoples and Family Carers in Aotearoa New Zealand: A Qualitative Study

Health Expectations, Volume 29, Issue 4, August 2026.
ABSTRACT Background Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) disproportionately affects Pacific peoples in Aotearoa New Zealand, with higher incidence, prevalence, and hospitalisation rates than non‐Māori, non‐Pacific populations. Despite this inequity, little qualitative research has explored how Pacific peoples and their families experience ...
Amio Matenga‐Ikihele, Joshua Ali'ifa'alogo, Michaela Roberts, Amy Chan, J. Geoffrey Chase, Ella F. S. Guy   +5 more
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High-dose, short-course primaquine after point-of-care G6PD testing for the radical cure of <i>Plasmodium vivax</i> malaria: a safety study in Papua New Guinea and Indonesia. [PDF]

Lancet Reg Health West Pac
Fransisca L, Ome-Kaius M, Laman M, Poespoprodjo JR, Pasaribu AP, Sutanto I, Malai M, Nelwan E, Adella J, Abegini C, Ainur F, Amdara Y, Angeline S, Brown K, Burdam FH, Curry E, Daimen M, Daly P, Do T, Dori A, Douglas NM, Huegel H, Hutagalung AP, Jambert E, Jimanto V, Karo V, Kenangalem E, Kelebi T, Kisomb J, Laksono I, Lee G, Ley B, Mannion K, Plinduo J, Pukai I, Putri A, Rajasekhar M, Ronkentou S, Rosens E, Sakalidis VS, Satyagraha A, Simpson JA, Theodora M, Ubra R, Vakore N, Wansom T, Duparc S, Robinson LJ, Price RN.   +48 more
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Vectors and Vector‐Borne Diseases: Biology, Epidemiology and Integrated Control Strategies

Journal of Applied Entomology, Volume 150, Issue 7, Page 990-1015, August 2026.
ABSTRACT Vector‐Borne Diseases (VBDs), transmitted by arthropods such as mosquitoes, ticks, fleas and sandflies, represent a significant threat to global health. These diseases can be caused by a variety of pathogens, including bacteria, viruses, protozoa, and helminths.
Roberta Rinaldi, Carmen Scieuzo, Federica De Stefano, Luca Masucci, Patrizia Falabella   +4 more
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Comparative Impact of Active Versus Passive Surveillance on Hepatitis C Virus Testing Uptake, Diagnosis and Linkage to Care in Low‐ and Middle‐Income Countries: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

Tropical Medicine &International Health, Volume 31, Issue 8, Page 997-1011, August 2026.
ABSTRACT Background Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection remains a major global health challenge, particularly in low‐ and middle‐income countries (LMICs), where limited diagnostic access and weak surveillance hinder progress toward the World Health Organization's 2030 elimination targets.
Katekani Precious Motau, Maureen Moyo Chilufya, Nyeleti P. Chauke, Smangaliso Morerwa, Kuhlula Maluleke   +4 more
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Building epidemiological capacity to strengthen health systems: evaluating the advanced (extended) field epidemiology training program of Papua New Guinea. [PDF]

Front Public Health
Flint JA, White J, Durrheim DN, Ropa B, Pukieni A, Thirkell C, Boas M, Hevoho E, Kirk MD, Housen T.   +9 more
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Precipitation Intensity Increased Across the South Pacific Convergence Zone in the Industrial Age

Geophysical Research Letters, Volume 53, Issue 14, 28 July 2026.
Abstract The position, strength, and variability of precipitation in the South Pacific Convergence Zone (SPCZ) remain challenging for coupled ocean‐atmosphere climate models to represent, leaving future rainfall projections in this dynamically important region uncertain.
S. Nemiah Ladd, Ashley E. Maloney, Daniel B. Nelson, Mark D. Peaple, Julie N. Richey, Amanda Witt, Polly Sobeck, Matthew Prebble, David A. Sear, Peter G. Langdon, Nathalie Dubois, Julian P. Sachs   +11 more
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