Entrepreneur Janet Sios told the recent Business Advantage PNG Investment Conference about the secret of her success and what sectors might provide the best new opportunities.
Papua New Guinea offers big opportunities for SMEs in the health and creative sectors
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Review: Rediscovering Port Moresby’s premier health & fitness destination
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Rediscovering Port Moresby’s health & fitness destination
Matter of the heart: meet Papua New Guinea’s first female heart and lung surgeon
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4 May 2020 by 3 Comments
Kevin McQuillan meets Dr Elizabeth Alok, who is set to become PNG’s first female heart and lung surgeon.
Papua New Guinea responds to COVID-19
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18 Mar 2020 by 1 Comment
As Papua New Guinea’s near neighbour, Australia, sees panic buying and mass event cancellations, PNG’s government and state-owned entities are using its global head start to set up a raft of new measures.
Opinion: Seven key challenges facing Papua New Guinea … and how to tackle them (part 1)
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2 May 2016 by 4 Comments
There are many challenges facing Papua New Guinea but which are the most critical to address first? In the first of a two-part series, Jenny Hayward-Jones outlines seven key issues that confront the nation’s emerging leaders. In the second part, she identifies which areas to target first. Trying to solve all of them at the same time, she believes, will not deliver the progress Papua New Guineans expect.
Pacific International Hospital targets more affordable health services in Papua New Guinea
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Pacific International Hospital, Papua New Guinea’s only private hospital offering advanced tertiary healthcare, continues to introduce medical treatment not previously available in the country at its new facility in Port Moresby. CEO Dr Amyna Sultan told Business Advantage PNG that the PIH is now focused on making this treatment more affordable for average families.
Private companies boost Papua New Guinea’s health sector
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11 Dec 2013 by 2 Comments
The private involvement in healthcare has expanded substantially in Papua New Guinea as foreign investment, particular into the country’s mining and petroleum sectors, has grown. We present a brief overview of the sector.
Around the world: more grisly headlines overshadow positive international coverage of Papua New Guinea
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Violence in Papua New Guinea gets wide international coverage but, closer to home, Australian media focuses on some good news stories.
Private sector rallies against HIV/AIDS
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1 May 2008 by 1 Comment
The skills crisis that Papua New Guinea is currently undergoing could pale into comparison over the next couple of decades if PNG’s escalating HIV/AIDS threat is not brought under control. It is estimated that 1–2% of PNG’s population is infected with the HIV/AIDS virus. Besides the obvious social and personal cost, the epidemic also poses […]
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