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Daine (right) is happy her children have been vaccinated.

Mum of four believes in protective power of immunisation

Supplementary Immunisation Activity in Papua New Guinea

A young child being vaccinated against measles.

Government and partners launch campaign to improve immunization coverage to save lives of children

Health workers in a well baby clinic in Western Highlands Province

New data indicates declining confidence in childhood vaccines of up to 44 percentage points in some countries during the COVID-19 pandemic

New UNICEF report shows 67 million children missed out on one or more vaccinations over three years due to service disruption caused by strained health systems and diversion of scarce resources, conflict and fragility, and decreased confidence.

Health workers in a well baby clinic in Western Highlands Province

UNICEF welcomes US$2.2M contribution from Japan to strengthen immunization information system in Papua New Guinea

Two young boys

PNG joins global partnership to end violence against children

PNG becomes 33rd Pathfinding country

Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School children show off the bar soaps donated to their school.

10 December 2020

Colgate Palmolive and UNICEF distribute 250,000 soap bars to help stop the spread of COVID-19

Representatives of St John Ambulance, NDoH and UNICEF announce the collaboration at a press conference

UNICEF, NDoH and St John Ambulance collaborate to improve ambulance care for maternal emergencies

NASA technology originally designed to save astronauts is now saving mothers

UNICEF and UNDP Reps with Minister for health at airport

Papua New Guinea’s Health System Receives Much Needed Boost.

Partial shipment of PPE from China that arrived in PNG in April.

Papua New Guinea to receive additional PPE for COVID-19 response

breastfeeding child

Countries failing to stop harmful marketing of breast-milk substitutes, warn WHO and UNICEF

Agencies encourage women to continue to breastfeed during the COVID-19 pandemic