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Grow Healthy, Grow Strong

We're working together to improve rates of under nutrition and stunting of children in East New Britain, Papua New Guinea.

Objective

Research by the Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies studies run by Burnet Institute have shown that nearly half of all children under the age of 5 years old are stunted (low height for their age) in East New Britain, Papua New Guinea. The Grow Healthy, Grow Strong project works with communities to address these alarming rates.

Local healthcare workers and parents of children younger than 5 years old will take part in education sessions, parent groups and other activities highlighted by local stakeholders as being effective, appropriate and helpful  to learn about childhood nutrition, growth monitoring and child development.

Timeline

2022–2025.

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Partners

Funding partners

  • Supported by the Australian Government through the Australian NGO Cooperation Program (ANCP)
  • Jules Mclean Family Trust
  • Digicel
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Collaborators

  • East New Britain Provincial Health Authority, Papua New Guinea
  • Sinivit Local-Level Government, Pomio District, Papua New Guinea
  • Kokopo-Vunamami Urban Local-Level Government, Kokopo District, Papua New Guinea
  • Kombiu Local-Level Government, Rabaul District, Papua New Guinea
  • Callan Services for Disabled Persons, Papua New Guinea

Project contacts

Lisa Davidson

Lisa Davidson

Sexual and Reproductive Health Specialist
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Project team

Lisa Davidson

Lisa Davidson

Sexual and Reproductive Health Specialist
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Shan Huang

Shan Huang

Global Health Specialist
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Onawuta Kesuwao

Onawuta Kesuwao

Project Officer, Grow Healthy Grow Strong Project
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Anna Roberts

Anna Roberts

Senior Project Manager
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