Health service needs and perspectives of a rainforest conserving community in Papua New Guinea's Ramu lowlands: a combined clinical and rapid anthropological assessment with parallel treatment of urgent cases.
Jo MiddletonGavin ColthartFrancesca DemAlice ElkinsJames FairheadRichard J HazellMichael G HeadJoao InacioMavis JimbudoChristopher Iain JonesMoses LamanHayley MacGregorVojtech NovotnyMika PeckJonah PhilipJason PaliauWilliam PomatJessica A StockdaleShen SuiAlan J StewartRuma UmariStephen L WalkerJackie A CassellPublished in: BMJ open (2023)
This study enabled service planning and demonstrated a need sufficient to acquire funding to establish primary care. In doing so, it aided Wanang's community to develop sustainably, without sacrificing their forest home.