HIV transmission in Papua New Guinea at crisis levels

As the transmission rates increased, Papua New Guinea declared a national HIV crisis to try the action and galvanize to prevent the spread of the virus.

UNUNAIDS and the World Health Organization Pacific Nation estimates that only 11,000 new cases last year.

This is equivalent to 30 new positive tests per day, including seven newborns that can be prevented from transferring to HIV through antiretroviral treatment.

PNG Health Minister Elias Capavore, the trend is “deeply related”, he said.

“So I declare this a national HIV crisis,” Port Moresby said in a press conference.

The Declaration is more than symbolic and activates a national emergency intervention plan that provides inter -sectors coordination and investments in HIV services.

In addition to the pain in the numbers, it is the progression of treatment and prevention options for HIV.

Most importantly, it is to improve test rates, so that more than 120,000 can be treated in Papua New Guinea of ​​HIV.

PNG Health Secretary Ken Wai said that he could allow each pregnant woman to know the situation and then allow them to access drugs that prevent the virus from transferring to their children.

“We must scaze access to HIV test and treatment, especially for groups at risk. These priority initiatives should be presented in health facilities throughout the country and require community leadership and support.” He said.

Mr Capavore called HIV as “inequality disease”.

“It is time for all of us to take steps. I am committed to bringing this problem to the agenda with my ministers and parliamentarians, and in particular, the new generation Papua is urgently allocated to resources to protect the new Guinea.” He said.

The upward reversing the decades of 2010, when the World Vision reportedly fell roughly to 6000, the World Vision has decreased to about 6000.