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Asia Pacific

Papua New Guinea

Programs

COVID-19

active
Period of performance: May 2020 - August 2025

Achievements

Provided clinical mentoring and technical assistance to improve care for patients with COVID-19 across 19 health facilities. Trained 61 health care workers in critical care and management of patients who need breathing support and trained six biomedical engineers on setup and maintenance of donated ventilators.

Reached over 6 million people with COVID-19 prevention messages through mass and social media to increase demand for vaccination. Distributed over 75,000 COVID-19 vaccine information brochures and trained over 1,670 individuals to deliver vaccine awareness activities across 3 provinces and 11 districts in Papua New Guinea.

Developed a practical guide for community health workers for management of COVID-19 and trained 73 volunteer health workers in home-based care to help reduce strain on primary care health facilities and reach people in their communities.

Oversaw the transition of the national disease outbreak surveillance system to the open source DHIS-2 platform that provides improved client data security, accessibility, and management. Successfully migrated over 46,000 COVID-19 records and established a DHIS-2 community of practice to support long term sustainability, training 78 individuals on system administration, configuration, and use.

Completed a diagnostic network optimization study in 18 out of 22 provinces, including 524 clinical sites and 121 laboratories. The study resulted in the mapping and geospatial modelling of optimization scenarios and plans for improved sample transport systems, enhanced patient access, reduced diagnostic turnaround times, and increased testing coverage for COVID-19, HIV, tuberculosis, and other infectious diseases.


Featured resources

Strengthening capacity for COVID-19 clinical management in Papua New GuineaDownload
2021-2023 EpiC Vaccine Performance Summary ReportDownload
Elite rugby team champions COVID-19 vaccination in Papua New GuineaView
Building confidence to improve COVID-19 vaccine coverage among key populations in Papua New GuineaView
USAID’s EpiC project supports Global Fund investments in Papua New Guinea to fortify health systems during the COVID-19 pandemicView

Technical areas

Clinical care

Oxygen ecosystem strengthening

COVID-19 vaccination

Laboratory and diagnostics strengthening

Data system strengthening

Partners

B4H

Childfund

FHI 360