Tag: Papua New Guinea

Health care Vaccinations Vaccination needed receipt required cholera 1 yellow fever 2 Eat Drink 3 – malaria 4 – Typhoid & Polio Yes 5 Overview The medical care is far below the European level with often inadequate equipment and hygiene. There is often a lack of European-trained English/French-speaking doctors. In the event of an acute illness / accident, the following hospitals can be visited in Port Moresby: – ​​General Hospital,…

Children and School How do children live in Papua New Guinea? The children in Papua New Guinea certainly watch less television than the children in Europe, because there are no televisions in the countryside or in the remote mountain regions. Many families have no electricity at all, which makes it difficult to use a computer. This particularly affects the people who live in the countryside. In the city it looks…

Economy Most of the people live from agriculture Papua New Guinea is rich in raw materials. There are many natural resources such as oil, gas, gold and copper. Even so, most of the people are employed in agriculture. They grow what they consume at the same time. One then speaks of a subsistence economy. Taro, yams, bananas and sweet potatoes are mostly consumed by the farmers themselves. But in the…

The kitchen is very simple The cuisine of the South Seas, to which Papua New Guinea also belongs, is not very varied and, above all, not particularly rich in ideas. Spices are usually missing. The main thing is to get full and not spend a lot or no money on it. That is why many families also eat vegetables or fruit, and what the garden has to offer is exactly…