The Government of Australia, the People’s Republic of China and Papua New Guinea launched a trilateral partnership pilot project to combat and reduce malaria in PNG last night here in Port Moresby.
With the attendance of the Department of Health and HIV/AID minister Michael Malabag, minister for foreign affairs and immigration Hon Rimbink Pato and secretary for health Pascoe Kase along with the Australian High Commissioner Bruce Davis and His Excellency Li Ruiyou, the Ambassador of China. This Australia-China-Papua New Guinea Pilot Cooperation on Malaria Control is a first for the Asia Pacific region; through the project the three countries will focus on working with the Department of Health, the Central Public Health laboratory and the Institute of Medical Research to improve malaria diagnosis within PNG. Australian High Commissioner Bruce Davis announced that over the next three years 2016 to 2018 Australia aid program will provide K8 million in project funding. The China’s National Health and Family Planning Commission will provide technical expertise as well as an in- kind contribution for this important health initiative. The project complements the Australia aid program’s focus on strengthening PNG health systems by improving the capacity of key PNG medical institutions correctly diagnose and treat malaria. This trilateral partnership directly supports the Government of PNG’s priorities for Malaria in the National Malaria Strategic Plan 2014-2018.
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