| diarrhoea morbidity in children in the asaro valley, eastern highlands province, papua new guinea. | a morbidity study of diarrhoea covering 1926 children aged less than 5 years was carried out in goroka town and the lowa and asaro census divisions, eastern highlands province between 1986 and 1989. the study involved weekly demographic surveillance of the total population and morbidity surveillance of children by lay reporters who enquired about the presence or absence on any of the preceding 8 days of a range of symptoms associated with diarrhoeal and respiratory diseases. a three-day symptom- ... | 1998 | 10741172 |
| the story of francisca trimas. | francisca trimas is a 57-year-old nurse from the madang province of papua new guinea. this article documents her life as a rural health worker in papua new guinea. since graduating from the angau school of nursing in 1976, francisca has spent more than 30 years of her life working in the most remote parts of papua new guinea, from kimbe to hagen, tari and the outskirts of the eastern highlands. in a country characterized by difficult terrain that makes access to basic health care very difficult, ... | 2014 | 25423857 |