Presentation/s:

Assessing PNG youths’ knowledge about mental health issues, substance abuse, and gender-based violence
Aileen Zuhukepe, Medical Student (MBBS), UPNG, Jameson Yembinaro, PG Public Health Student, University of Papua New Guinea
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Barriers to implementing screening for Intimate Partner Violence by health care providers in Papua New Guinea: Health care providers perspectives and insights
Cherolyn Pokawin Polomon, PhD Candidate, University of Technology Sydney, Professor Kathleen Baird, UTS Sydney, Dr Heike Roth, UTS Sydney

Empowering women through education: A study on Selected PNG secondary schools
Dr Durga Prasad Repakula, Head of the School and Senior Lecturer, IBS University, Harika Repakula, Lecturer, IBS University, Delan Anthon, Assistant Lecturer, IBS University

The 2025 PNG Update was held on 21-22 August 2025.

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