By Nguyen Thi Thanh Huong SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS PROVINCE, Papua New Guinea , May 2018 — Angela Losi’s two-month old son, who still hasn’t been named, has never received any immunization since his mother gave birth to him at home. When Angela heard that a mobile immunization team was coming to…

By Gloria Bauai *Larry is a skinny youth, small for a 17-year-old. His long pants and t-shirt hang loosely from his body. His posture, still not comfortable to visitors, as he tells his story. He has been on the run for months now, after being falsely accused of stealing from…

By Ethan Donnell Cradled in the arms of her mother, baby Adaline is too feeble even to crawl. Her legs and arms are malformed, the ribs visible through her skin. The bones of her jaw protrude, the mouth locked perpetually in an agony like expression. Julie, the girl’s mother, looks…

By Ethan Donnell Otmar is very thirsty. Sitting in the arms of his mother, the one-year-old boy cries out and reaches in the direction of a plastic cup. But, for now, the cup is empty, and his mother can only try to soothe him. The water supply at Pombreal Village…

By Nattha Keenapan SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS PROVINCE, Papua New Guinea — David*, 10, was sleeping when a 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck the highlands region of Papua New Guinea. As the house began swaying, David got up, grabbed his roommate and ran as fast as he could to his caretaker. …

By Nattha Keenapan SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS PROVINCE, Papua New Guinea, 17 April 2018 — Within days of the 7.5 magnitude earthquake that hit the Highlands of Papua New Guinea, Medeline Luk heard shouts from her neighbours. …

This is home to about 600 people. A single, open shelter erected in a field. Two pit latrines hastily built by the side of a road. A polluted stream as the only source of water for drinking, washing and cooking. Some 400 children fled here with their families last month…

By Noreen Chambers | 13 March 2018 “I don’t know what will happen to my son,” says Eva, a single mother of eight, in a trembling voice. “He is in grade five but I don’t know if he will go back to school. I don’t know if he will walk…

By Noreen Chambers | 13 March 2018 Douglas smiles for the camera but a large bandage on his head reminds his family how close he came to death. “We ran out of the house when the earthquake came. It was dark, we couldn’t see what was happening. The rocks from a landslide hit him on the head but he is very lucky to be alive,” explains Kevox Gudi, a relative who…