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Mosquitos and HIV/AIDS in Papua New Guinea

Mosquitos and HIV/AIDS in Papua New Guinea

Many people in PNG still fear getting infected with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) through mosquito bites. This misunderstanding was revealed in a recent PNG Demographic and Health Survey (PNG DHS) conducted nationwide...

Economy nears K80 billion in 2018

Economy nears K80 billion in 2018

The 2018 PNG National Accounts released today (11th, November, 2020) shows that the size of the economy has reached K79.4 billion in current price terms, reflecting a 9.5% increase from 2017. Current price GDP measures PNG economic production valued at the prices for...

World Statistics Day

World Statistics Day

The World Statistics Day was observed and celebrated by the National Statistical Office in Port Moresby yesterday, 20th October, 2020. The theme of the World Statistics Day was “Connecting the world with data we can trust.” The National Statistical Office invited...

Train the Trainers Training

Train the Trainers Training

Training the trainers is one very important process leading into Census 2021. As such, the National Statistical Office and the office of Census 2021 in collaboration with Daltron, one of the leading training providers in Papua New Guinea, initiated and facilitated a...

NS Column – 2020 March #03

The 2020 Census main count will be conducted this year. Hello Papua New Guinea! Welcome back to our weekly update on the activities of the National Statistical Office and the 2020 National Population and Housing Census. As I mentioned earlier, 2020 is the census year...

NS Column – 2020 February #02

We have 134 days before the 2020 Census enumeration starts. Hello Papua New Guinea! Welcome back to our usual weekly update on the activities of the National Statistical Office and the 2020 National Population and Housing Census. Last week I mentioned to you that 2020...

NS Column – 2020 February #01

We have 141 days before the 2020 Census enumeration starts. Hello Papua New Guinea! Belated Happy New Year and best wishes to you in 2020. On that note, I welcome you back to our weekly update on the activities of the National Statistical Office and the 2020 National...

Census 2020 Ministerial Statement

Census 2020 Ministerial Statement

Dear People of Papua New Guinea,  It is my pleasure as Minister for National Planning and Monitoring to announce to the nation that we now approaching the end of the 10-year cycle of census taking. The conduct of the 5th National Population and Housing Census is now...