Global Health, Tuberculosis and Local Health Campaigns: Reinforcing and Reshaping Health and Gender Inequalities in Lihir, Papua New Guinea

Hemer, Susan R.

doi:10.22459/ue.2020.05

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“…Communicable diseases have been the focus of many health promotion programs in PNG, aimed at delivering education to increase awareness of infectious diseases and reduce the burden of disease [9][10][11][12]. This included initiatives such as the Women and Children's Health Project carried out in PNG between 1998 and 2004 [13], as well as other local health campaigns focusing on TB and malaria [9,10]. The National Policy on Health Promotion for PNG aims "to empower individuals and communities thereby enabling them to control the status of their own health"; however, the policy recognised a gap in health promotion activities specifically for 'Healthy Islands'-a vision encouraging preventive measures for health promotion and health protection [14].…”

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Health and Nutrition Promotion Programs in Papua New Guinea: A Scoping Review

Chen,

Davies,

Tran

et al. 2024

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There is a rising prevalence of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in Papua New Guinea (PNG), adding to the disease burden from communicable infectious diseases and thus increasing the burden on the healthcare system in a low-resource setting. The aim of this review was to identify health and nutrition promotion programs conducted in PNG and the enablers and barriers to these programs. Four electronic databases and grey literature were searched. Two reviewers completed screening and data extraction. This review included 23 papers evaluating 22 health and nutrition promotion programs, which focused on the Ottawa Charter action areas of developing personal skills (12 programs), reorienting health services (12 programs) and strengthening community action (6 programs). Nineteen programs targeted communicable diseases; two addressed NCDs, and one addressed health services. Enablers of health promotion programs in PNG included community involvement, cultural appropriateness, strong leadership, and the use of mobile health technologies for the decentralisation of health services. Barriers included limited resources and funding and a lack of central leadership to drive ongoing implementation. There is an urgent need for health and nutrition promotion programs targeting NCDs and their modifiable risk factors, as well as longitudinal study designs for the evaluation of long-term impact and program sustainability.

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