HIV cases are on the rise in PNG and sex workers are bearing the brunt | ABC NEWS
More than 120,000 people in Papua New Guinea are living with HIV. A surge in cases drove the government to declare a national HIV emergency in 2025.
But beyond the numbers, we spoke to women working in the sex trade about stigma, limited access to protection and treatment, and why they’ve been left out of the national response.
Reporter Belinda Kora looks at how years of neglect and underfunding have driven one of the Pacific region’s most serious health crises.
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