
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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Ben Bohane - 25 Feb 2021
Documentary explores life in lockdown across the Pacific
In March, the Pacific Security College (PSC) will release a one-hour documentary film called Pacific Lockdown offering a unique insight into how people and communities across the Pacific islands are dealing with closed borders and life under “covid normal” over the past year.

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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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Hugh McClure - 25 Feb 2021
COVID-19 – the Pacific response: 25 February
Vaccine rollouts continue in the Pacific and a new report shows that the pandemic has accelerated malnutrition among children in the region, Hugh McClure writes.

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Hugh McClure - 11 Feb 2021
COVID-19 – the Pacific response: 11 February
Vaccine diplomacy is becoming a hot button issue in the region, whilst many leaders continue to push for a travel bubble, Hugh McClure 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.