Covid
Henry Ivarature - 16 Mar 2021
PNG COVID19 Surge – The Numbers Don’t Tell the Full Story
“We’re going to see more deaths in the very near future. We should all do our very best to slow it [transmission] as much as possible, because if the number of new infections is such that there are too many sick people for our health system to cope with, the health system will collapse. It will literally collapse.”
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Henry Ivarature - 25 Feb 2021
Has the ‘Pacific way’ lost its way?
Pacific leaders must put human security at the top of their agenda to guide the region through the current turbulence, Henry Ivarature writes.
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Henry Ivarature - 5 Feb 2021
PNG’s power plays and political sideshows
Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape is looking to hold onto leadership by the skin of his teeth, but he cannot afford to be distracted from the major challenges facing his country, Henry Ivarature writes.
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Henry Ivarature - 20 Nov 2020
High stakes and hijinks in PNG politics
A tense battle of political wills is taking place in Papua New Guinea, and it is unlikely to end anytime soon, Henry Ivarature writes.
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Henry Ivarature - 3 Nov 2020
Securing vaccine access in the Pacific
Pacific states need to start planning for vaccine rollout in order to start rebuilding their communities, Henry Ivarature, Nicholas Thomson and Hugh McClure write.
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Henry Ivarature - 30 Jul 2020
PNG COVID-19 spike adds to border concerns
Papua New Guinea’s (PNG) first COVID death in Port Moresby is creating concern at a time when PNG officials remain worried about transmission occurring in its border areas, Henry Ivarature writes.
