Scaling Up Towards Universal Access in Papua New Guinea

This report presents Papua New Guinea’s response to scaling up towards Universal Access. This new initiative places greater emphasis on scaling up prevention, treatment, care, and support within the country.

The objectives of this report are to:  

• Describe the current epidemic in PNG, the patterns and trends, and likely impacts
• Outline the current targets for implementation of the national response
• Provide an overview of what has been achieved to date
• Identify challenges and constraints in implementation primarily within the health sector
• Develop achievable targets for 2010 and a roadmap for implementation.