About PNG
Papua New Guinea in the southwestern Pacific Ocean It encompasses the eastern half of New Guinea, the world’s second-largest island (the western half is made up of the Indonesian provinces of Papua and West Papua); the Bismarck Archipelago (New Britain, New Ireland, the Admiralty Islands, and several others); Bougainville and Buka (part of the Solomon Islands chain); and small offshore islands and atolls. The national capital, Port Moresby, is located in south-eastern New Guinea on the Coral Sea.
The islands that constitute Papua New Guinea were settled over a period of 40,000 years by the mixture of peoples who are referred to as Melanesians. Since the country achieved independence in 1975, one of its principal challenges has been the difficulty of governing many hundreds of diverse, once-isolated local societies as a viable single nation.
Australian Doctors International (ADI) is a not-for-profit focused on improving the health and wellbeing of rural Papua New Guineans while working in close collaboration with local health authorities and health providers to strengthen the health system.
Our vision is a healthier Papua New Guinea.
This year we begin our countdown to providing 20 years of continuous health service to the people of PNG.
We operate only in PNG and are proud of our commitment to the country.
Quality primary health care (PHC) is the backbone of Universal Health Coverage and creates trust in public institutions. ADI is committed to championing and working with our partners in PNG empowering the people of PNG to build health systems that will improve the health of their population.
ADI closely aligns its activities with the priorities of the PNG National Department of Health and Provincial Health Authorities to ensure health priorities are addressed.
ADI volunteer doctors are deployed alongside staff to work in collaboration with the local health workforce and partners to deliver:
ADI first established its activities in the North Fly District of Western Province in 2001 and expanded its reach to New Ireland in 2011 and West New Britain in 2019. ADI now has 12 staff in PNG and plans for expanding the PNG provincial teams in the coming year.