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Papua New Guinea Travel Advisory Updated – July 25, 2018

Exercise increased caution in Papua New Guinea due to crime, civil unrest, and a polio outbreak. Some areas have increased risk. Read the entire Travel Advisory . Do Not Travel To: The Southern Highlands Province and Hela Province due to civil unrest. Reconsider travel to: Areas near the Panguna mine in Bougainville due to civil unrest. The ...

By U.S. Embassy Port Moresby | 26 July, 2018 | Topics: Alert, Emergency Services, Health Issues, Messages for U.S. Citizens, News, Press Releases, Security & Emergency Messages, Travel & Tourism, U.S. Citizen Services | Tags: Travel Advisory

Health Alert – U. S. Embassy Port Moresby – July 13, 2018

Health Alert – U. S. Embassy Port Moresby – July 13, 2018 Location: Papua New Guinea On July 12, the Center for Disease Control (CDC) released a Level 2 Travel Warning for Papua New Guinea (PNG) regarding the recent outbreak of Polio in the Morobe Province. The recent World Health Organization (WHO) and Global Polio Eradication Initiative announcements also list PNG as a Polio outbreak country. Actions to Take: The ...

By U.S. Embassy Port Moresby | 13 July, 2018 | Topics: Alert, Consular Affairs, Health Issues, Messages for U.S. Citizens, News, Notification, Press Releases, Security & Emergency Messages, U.S. Citizen Services | Tags: Polio, WHO

PAPUA NEW GUINEA: TIER 3

PAPUA NEW GUINEA: TIER 3 The Government of Papua New Guinea does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking and is not making significant efforts to do so; therefore Papua New Guinea was downgraded to Tier 3. Despite the lack of significant efforts, the government took some steps to address trafficking, ...

By U.S. Embassy Port Moresby | 29 June, 2018 | Topics: Alert, East Asia & Pacific, News, Speeches | Tags: 2018, Ambassador Ebert-Gray, East Asia Pacific Region, Gender-based violence, Girls Education, IVLP, Papua New Guinea, Port Moresby, Solomon Islands, United States of America, Women's Empowerment

Papua New Guinea – Updated Travel Advisory – June 2018

Papua New Guinea – Level 2: Exercise increased caution C U N Exercise increased caution in Papua New Guinea due to crime and civil unrest. Some areas have increased risk. Read the entire Travel Advisory. Do Not Travel To: · The Southern Highlands Province and Hela Province due to civil unrest. Reconsider ...

By U.S. Embassy Port Moresby | 28 June, 2018 | Topics: Alert, Consular Affairs, News, Notification, Press Releases, Security & Emergency Messages, U.S. Citizen Services | Tags: Consular Services, Emergency Message, Highlands Region, Message for U.S. Citizens, Messages for US Citizens, Travel Warning, U.S. Citizen Services, U.S. Citizens

PNG Epidemiologist to Enhance Knowledge in the States

PNG Epidemiologist to Enhance Knowledge in the States Port Moresby: The U.S. Embassy in Papua New Guinea is pleased to announce that Dr. Mathias Bauri, the only Epidemiologist for the National Department of Health of Papua New Guinea, flew out of Port Moresby today to participate in a U.S. Government sponsored International Visitors Leadership ...

By U.S. Embassy Port Moresby | 20 June, 2018 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: 2018, Ambassador Ebert-Gray, East Asia Pacific Region, IVLP, Papua New Guinea

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