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Papua New Guinea

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Population: 6.3 million (2007)
Income per person: $850(yr)
Source: World Development Indicators 2007

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CONTACTS
Warren Harrity
Program Development Office
USAID Regional Development Mission for Asia
GPF Towers, Tower A
93/1 Wireless Road
Bangkok, 10330 Thailand
Tel: (66-2) 263-7484
Fax: (66-2) 263-7499
Email: wharrity@usaid.gov

Cheryl Jennings
PNG Desk Officer
Washington, DC
Tel: (202) 712-4705
Email: cjennings@usaid.gov

USAID is linking key donors who are working to prevent HIV/AIDS in Papua New Guinea. In this photo, a home-based care worker tends to a man suffering from AIDS. (photo: Family Health International.)

Overview

The Independent State of Papua New Guinea, an island nation located north of Australia in the Pacific Ocean, is a diverse country in terms of both geography and people. The population of 5.8 million lives primarily in traditional groups practicing subsistence agriculture

USAID programs in the country focus on health and the environment. Over the last 20 years, Papua New Guinea has developed an epidemic of HIV, accounting for 70 of the cases in the Pacific region. USAID supports the Government of Papua New Guinea in reducing HIV prevalence in at-risk groups and preventing the further spread of HIV in the general population. USAID also assists the country to conserve its natural resources through regional programs in sustainable forestry and coastal-marine practices.

Programs

Investing in People: HIV/AIDS
USAID health efforts in Papua New Guinea are focused on improving the capacity, quality, and effectiveness of programs in prevention, care, support, and treatment of most-at-risk populations and people living with HIV/AIDS.  USAID works closely with the Government of Papua New Guinea, the U.S. Embassy, and other donors to ensure strategic focus of HIV efforts and high-impact spending of available resources. USAID develops models that can be scaled up by other donors and that contribute to preventing the spread of HIV/AIDS for those most at risk. USAID is also implementing a model of continuity from prevention to care to treatment in specific regions of the country.

Economic Growth: Sustainable Forestry
USAID’s Responsible Asia Forestry and Trade (RAFT) program is active in Papua New Guinea. The program promotes improved forest management, governance, and enforcement as part of a broader regional initiative.

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