Strategic Directions for Human Development in Papua New Guinea

Asian Development Bank, Australian Agency for International Development and World Bank

No 13543 in World Bank Publications - Books from The World Bank Group

Abstract: There is an emerging consensus in Papua New Guinea (PNG) -- both at the governmental level and among civil society more generally -- that human development outcomes are far less than satisfactory and that service provision in many parts of the country is collapsing despite the significant level of both government and development partner financing of the human development sectors. In response, the government and the Joint Donors -- the Australian Agency for International Development (AusAid), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), and the World Bank -- embarked on a Human Development Review to suggest options for improving human development outcomes and government expenditure efficiency. In this review of strategy options for health, HIV/AIDS, and education, it is argued that human development sectors are at an important crossroad with a large unfinished agenda and a range of critical challenges.

Keywords: Education-Primary Education Health; Nutrition and Population-Health Monitoring & Evaluation Health; Nutrition and Population-Health Systems Development & Reform Health; Nutrition and Population-Population Policies Public Sector Development (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2007
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