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Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea
Date established 2006
Contact details Marie Stopes Papua New Guinea
Postal Address:
PO Box 972
Waigani
National Capital District
Papua New Guinea
Services offered Family planning; health screening; HIV/STIs; maternal health; post abortion care; primary health care; advocacy
Number of clinics 1
Outreach / mobile services Yes
Major partners Department of Health; Pacific International Hospital; Port Moresby Private Medical Centre; Rural Community Health Services Mount Hagen
Major donors UK Department for International Development (DFID); European Commission; United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)

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Highlights 

  • one of Marie Stopes International’s newest programmes 
  • opened the 1st clinic – the Port Moresby clinic in early 2007 
  • began planning a 2nd clinic to be located in Mount Hagen – to open in late 2007

Future plans

  • start mobile services to rural and remote communities
  • expand sterilisation services to more clinics
  • expand the number of clients receiving a long term family planning method (IUDs)

 

Key statistics for Papua New Guinea

Source: UNFPA State of world population 2007
Total population (millions) (2007) 6.1
Average population growth rate (%) (2005 - 2010) 1.8
Projected population (millions) (2050) 10.6
Life expectancy (M / F) 56.4 / 57.5
Total fertility rate (2007) 3.64
% contraceptive prevalence: any method 26
% contraceptive prevalence: modern methods 20
Births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 49
% births with skills attendants 53
Maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births) 300
Infant mortality total per 1,000 live births 65
Under 5 mortality (M / F) 82 / 93
HIV prevalence rate (%) (15-49) M / F 1.4 / 2.2
Health expenditure public (% of GNP) 3.0
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