Health System Strengthening in Png: Past, Present and Future Challenges
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Commitment of political leadership The PNG government have been committed to improving maternal and child health. A number of reports over the past 5 years have highlighted the problems and proposed solutions including the Ministerial Taskforce on Maternal Health in PNG (2009); and the PNG Child Health Policy & Plan 2009-2020. These two reports particularly give a clear indication of the commitment of political leadership in PNG to understand the importance, magnitude and necessary actions to improve the reproductive, maternal and child health status in PNG. However, the 2013 Sector Performance Annual Review 2008-2012, which is a snapshot of 29 health indicators of provinces over the past five years, show that very little has changed overall.
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