Member Association
| 09 December 2020
Papua New Guinea Family Health Association
The Papua New Guinea Family Health Association (PNGFHA) was established in 1981 and registered under Section 7 of the Associations Incorporation Act of Papua New Guinea. PNGFHA became an IPPF Collaborative Partner in 2001, was admitted as an Associate Member in 2020, and attained Full Member status on 19 June 2026. The Association's Head Office was originally based in Lae, Morobe, and relocated its Headquarters to Port Moresby since 2015. PNGFHA operates a network of static clinics and outreach services across the National Capital District, Morobe Province, Eastern Highlands Province, and East New Britain Province. Its service delivery footprint includes clinics in Port Moresby (Tatana, Gordons and Downtown Clinics), Lae and Bulolo in Morobe Province, Goroka in Eastern Highlands Province, and Kokopo in East New Britain Province, enabling it to reach populations across urban, peri-urban, rural, and remote settings. Through these facilities and outreach programs, PNGFHA delivers rights based, confidential, and community centered sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) services. In a country facing high rates of gender-based violence (GBV), HIV, unmet family planning needs, and significant geographic barriers to healthcare access, PNGFHA plays an important complementary role to government health services by reaching adolescents and young people, women, vulnerable populations, and underserved communities. In 2025, PNGFHA delivered 105,777 SRHR services to 27,484 clients through its clinics and integrated outreach programs. Service delivery included family planning, HIV counselling, testing and treatment linkage, STI diagnosis and treatment, gynaecological services, abortion-related care, and specialised support for survivors of GBV. Through integrated outreach, PNGFHA extended essential SRHR services to approximately 30 rural and remote communities across Morobe, Eastern Highlands, and East New Britain provinces, helping address persistent gaps in access to quality SRHR care. PNGFHA also strengthened clinical capacity through training in family planning, Basic Emergency Obstetric Care (BEmOC), HIV testing and antiretroviral therapy provision, and psychosocial support, enabling staff to deliver a broader range of quality SRHR services. Youth programming remains a central pillar of PNGFHA's work. In 2025, PNGFHA reached approximately 10,000 out of school young people through community based SRHR and GBV awareness activities and delivered comprehensive sexuality education to more than 1,200 students. Through youth led outreach, peer education, sporting events, and community engagement platforms, PNGFHA continues to provide safe spaces where young people can access information, counselling, SRHR services, and referral pathways. Beyond service delivery, PNGFHA strengthened its contribution to national SRHR priorities through active participation in GBV, HIV, and human rights campaigns, collaboration with government and civil society partners, and the establishment of strategic partnerships to expand SRHR access and service delivery. In 2025, PNGFHA signed three Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) with the Ahi Landowners Foundation in Lae District, the Eastern Highlands Provincial Health Authority in Goroka, and the East New Britain Provincial Health Authority in Kokopo. These agreements formalised collaboration to strengthen community outreach, expand access to SRHR services, support youth awareness programs, and enhance provincial health system coordination. Despite challenges related to staffing, security, commodity stock outs, data management constraints, and resource limitations, PNGFHA demonstrated resilience and continued to advance equitable access to essential SRHR services, particularly for populations most at risk of being left behind. Through its expanding clinic network, outreach programs, partnerships, and advocacy efforts, PNGFHA remains a key contributor to improving sexual and reproductive health outcomes across Papua New Guinea.
member_association
| 09 December 2020
Papua New Guinea Family Health Association
The Papua New Guinea Family Health Association (PNGFHA) was established in 1981 and registered under Section 7 of the Associations Incorporation Act of Papua New Guinea. PNGFHA became an IPPF Collaborative Partner in 2001, was admitted as an Associate Member in 2020, and attained Full Member status on 19 June 2026. The Association's Head Office was originally based in Lae, Morobe, and relocated its Headquarters to Port Moresby since 2015. PNGFHA operates a network of static clinics and outreach services across the National Capital District, Morobe Province, Eastern Highlands Province, and East New Britain Province. Its service delivery footprint includes clinics in Port Moresby (Tatana, Gordons and Downtown Clinics), Lae and Bulolo in Morobe Province, Goroka in Eastern Highlands Province, and Kokopo in East New Britain Province, enabling it to reach populations across urban, peri-urban, rural, and remote settings. Through these facilities and outreach programs, PNGFHA delivers rights based, confidential, and community centered sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) services. In a country facing high rates of gender-based violence (GBV), HIV, unmet family planning needs, and significant geographic barriers to healthcare access, PNGFHA plays an important complementary role to government health services by reaching adolescents and young people, women, vulnerable populations, and underserved communities. In 2025, PNGFHA delivered 105,777 SRHR services to 27,484 clients through its clinics and integrated outreach programs. Service delivery included family planning, HIV counselling, testing and treatment linkage, STI diagnosis and treatment, gynaecological services, abortion-related care, and specialised support for survivors of GBV. Through integrated outreach, PNGFHA extended essential SRHR services to approximately 30 rural and remote communities across Morobe, Eastern Highlands, and East New Britain provinces, helping address persistent gaps in access to quality SRHR care. PNGFHA also strengthened clinical capacity through training in family planning, Basic Emergency Obstetric Care (BEmOC), HIV testing and antiretroviral therapy provision, and psychosocial support, enabling staff to deliver a broader range of quality SRHR services. Youth programming remains a central pillar of PNGFHA's work. In 2025, PNGFHA reached approximately 10,000 out of school young people through community based SRHR and GBV awareness activities and delivered comprehensive sexuality education to more than 1,200 students. Through youth led outreach, peer education, sporting events, and community engagement platforms, PNGFHA continues to provide safe spaces where young people can access information, counselling, SRHR services, and referral pathways. Beyond service delivery, PNGFHA strengthened its contribution to national SRHR priorities through active participation in GBV, HIV, and human rights campaigns, collaboration with government and civil society partners, and the establishment of strategic partnerships to expand SRHR access and service delivery. In 2025, PNGFHA signed three Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) with the Ahi Landowners Foundation in Lae District, the Eastern Highlands Provincial Health Authority in Goroka, and the East New Britain Provincial Health Authority in Kokopo. These agreements formalised collaboration to strengthen community outreach, expand access to SRHR services, support youth awareness programs, and enhance provincial health system coordination. Despite challenges related to staffing, security, commodity stock outs, data management constraints, and resource limitations, PNGFHA demonstrated resilience and continued to advance equitable access to essential SRHR services, particularly for populations most at risk of being left behind. Through its expanding clinic network, outreach programs, partnerships, and advocacy efforts, PNGFHA remains a key contributor to improving sexual and reproductive health outcomes across Papua New Guinea.
Member Association
| 09 December 2020
Papua New Guinea Family Health Association
The Papua New Guinea Family Health Association (PNGFHA) was established in 1981 and registered under Section 7 of the Associations Incorporation Act of Papua New Guinea. PNGFHA became an IPPF Collaborative Partner in 2001, was admitted as an Associate Member in 2020, and attained Full Member status on 19 June 2026. The Association's Head Office was originally based in Lae, Morobe, and relocated its Headquarters to Port Moresby since 2015. PNGFHA operates a network of static clinics and outreach services across the National Capital District, Morobe Province, Eastern Highlands Province, and East New Britain Province. Its service delivery footprint includes clinics in Port Moresby (Tatana, Gordons and Downtown Clinics), Lae and Bulolo in Morobe Province, Goroka in Eastern Highlands Province, and Kokopo in East New Britain Province, enabling it to reach populations across urban, peri-urban, rural, and remote settings. Through these facilities and outreach programs, PNGFHA delivers rights based, confidential, and community centered sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) services. In a country facing high rates of gender-based violence (GBV), HIV, unmet family planning needs, and significant geographic barriers to healthcare access, PNGFHA plays an important complementary role to government health services by reaching adolescents and young people, women, vulnerable populations, and underserved communities. In 2025, PNGFHA delivered 105,777 SRHR services to 27,484 clients through its clinics and integrated outreach programs. Service delivery included family planning, HIV counselling, testing and treatment linkage, STI diagnosis and treatment, gynaecological services, abortion-related care, and specialised support for survivors of GBV. Through integrated outreach, PNGFHA extended essential SRHR services to approximately 30 rural and remote communities across Morobe, Eastern Highlands, and East New Britain provinces, helping address persistent gaps in access to quality SRHR care. PNGFHA also strengthened clinical capacity through training in family planning, Basic Emergency Obstetric Care (BEmOC), HIV testing and antiretroviral therapy provision, and psychosocial support, enabling staff to deliver a broader range of quality SRHR services. Youth programming remains a central pillar of PNGFHA's work. In 2025, PNGFHA reached approximately 10,000 out of school young people through community based SRHR and GBV awareness activities and delivered comprehensive sexuality education to more than 1,200 students. Through youth led outreach, peer education, sporting events, and community engagement platforms, PNGFHA continues to provide safe spaces where young people can access information, counselling, SRHR services, and referral pathways. Beyond service delivery, PNGFHA strengthened its contribution to national SRHR priorities through active participation in GBV, HIV, and human rights campaigns, collaboration with government and civil society partners, and the establishment of strategic partnerships to expand SRHR access and service delivery. In 2025, PNGFHA signed three Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) with the Ahi Landowners Foundation in Lae District, the Eastern Highlands Provincial Health Authority in Goroka, and the East New Britain Provincial Health Authority in Kokopo. These agreements formalised collaboration to strengthen community outreach, expand access to SRHR services, support youth awareness programs, and enhance provincial health system coordination. Despite challenges related to staffing, security, commodity stock outs, data management constraints, and resource limitations, PNGFHA demonstrated resilience and continued to advance equitable access to essential SRHR services, particularly for populations most at risk of being left behind. Through its expanding clinic network, outreach programs, partnerships, and advocacy efforts, PNGFHA remains a key contributor to improving sexual and reproductive health outcomes across Papua New Guinea.
member_association
| 09 December 2020
Papua New Guinea Family Health Association
The Papua New Guinea Family Health Association (PNGFHA) was established in 1981 and registered under Section 7 of the Associations Incorporation Act of Papua New Guinea. PNGFHA became an IPPF Collaborative Partner in 2001, was admitted as an Associate Member in 2020, and attained Full Member status on 19 June 2026. The Association's Head Office was originally based in Lae, Morobe, and relocated its Headquarters to Port Moresby since 2015. PNGFHA operates a network of static clinics and outreach services across the National Capital District, Morobe Province, Eastern Highlands Province, and East New Britain Province. Its service delivery footprint includes clinics in Port Moresby (Tatana, Gordons and Downtown Clinics), Lae and Bulolo in Morobe Province, Goroka in Eastern Highlands Province, and Kokopo in East New Britain Province, enabling it to reach populations across urban, peri-urban, rural, and remote settings. Through these facilities and outreach programs, PNGFHA delivers rights based, confidential, and community centered sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) services. In a country facing high rates of gender-based violence (GBV), HIV, unmet family planning needs, and significant geographic barriers to healthcare access, PNGFHA plays an important complementary role to government health services by reaching adolescents and young people, women, vulnerable populations, and underserved communities. In 2025, PNGFHA delivered 105,777 SRHR services to 27,484 clients through its clinics and integrated outreach programs. Service delivery included family planning, HIV counselling, testing and treatment linkage, STI diagnosis and treatment, gynaecological services, abortion-related care, and specialised support for survivors of GBV. Through integrated outreach, PNGFHA extended essential SRHR services to approximately 30 rural and remote communities across Morobe, Eastern Highlands, and East New Britain provinces, helping address persistent gaps in access to quality SRHR care. PNGFHA also strengthened clinical capacity through training in family planning, Basic Emergency Obstetric Care (BEmOC), HIV testing and antiretroviral therapy provision, and psychosocial support, enabling staff to deliver a broader range of quality SRHR services. Youth programming remains a central pillar of PNGFHA's work. In 2025, PNGFHA reached approximately 10,000 out of school young people through community based SRHR and GBV awareness activities and delivered comprehensive sexuality education to more than 1,200 students. Through youth led outreach, peer education, sporting events, and community engagement platforms, PNGFHA continues to provide safe spaces where young people can access information, counselling, SRHR services, and referral pathways. Beyond service delivery, PNGFHA strengthened its contribution to national SRHR priorities through active participation in GBV, HIV, and human rights campaigns, collaboration with government and civil society partners, and the establishment of strategic partnerships to expand SRHR access and service delivery. In 2025, PNGFHA signed three Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) with the Ahi Landowners Foundation in Lae District, the Eastern Highlands Provincial Health Authority in Goroka, and the East New Britain Provincial Health Authority in Kokopo. These agreements formalised collaboration to strengthen community outreach, expand access to SRHR services, support youth awareness programs, and enhance provincial health system coordination. Despite challenges related to staffing, security, commodity stock outs, data management constraints, and resource limitations, PNGFHA demonstrated resilience and continued to advance equitable access to essential SRHR services, particularly for populations most at risk of being left behind. Through its expanding clinic network, outreach programs, partnerships, and advocacy efforts, PNGFHA remains a key contributor to improving sexual and reproductive health outcomes across Papua New Guinea.