The volunteers are the reason the plan can reach as far as it does. They live in the communities they serve, which means testing and treatment can happen in villages that are hours from the nearest health centre, and that prevention advice comes from a familiar voice rather than a visitor.
Working with PNGIMR gives the program the research and surveillance side it needs: understanding where transmission is still happening, and checking whether what we are doing is actually reducing it. Prevention, diagnosis, treatment and monitoring are treated as one effort rather than four separate ones.
Delivered with village volunteers and PNGIMR.