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27-838: It is the home of several national institutions: CRMF Christian Radio Missionary Fellowship, the PNG Institute of Medical Research , the National Film Institute, the Liturgical Catechetical Institute , the Melanesian Institute , the Raun Raun Theatre Company and the University of Goroka . Several NGOs also have presences there, including Oxfam and Save the Children . The town's single largest hotel

54-407: A tropical rainforest climate ( Köppen climate classification Af ), with significant rainfall throughout the year and the temperature being hot year-round. The average annual high temperature is 30.6 °C (87.1 °F), while the average annual low temperature is 23.8 °C (74.8 °F). Temperatures remain consistent throughout the year, but there is variation between the month. February has

81-547: A fight during World War II in 1942. In September 1943, Australian forces launched a sustained campaign to retake the Finisterre Range and Madang. The town was captured on April 24, 1944, but during the fighting and occupation it was virtually destroyed and had to be rebuilt afterwards. Madang is viewed by many in the country as being safer and more pleasant for expatriates than the larger cities of Lae and Port Moresby . Because of this, some NGOs have chosen Madang as

108-526: A survey of surrounding waters, during which time a total of 295 men came down with malaria. In 1899 the capital of the New Guinea Company was transferred to Herbertshöhe on the island of New Pomerania (now New Britain ). Following World War I , the area was turned over to Australia as part of the League of Nations mandated Territory of New Guinea . The Imperial Japanese Army captured Madang without

135-538: Is a town with a population of 27,420 (in 2005) on the north coast of Papua New Guinea . Nicholai Miklukho-Maklai was probably the first European to visit the area. In 1871 he stayed at Astrolabe Bay south of present-day Madang for 15 months. He had a good relationship with the local communities before leaving, suffering from malaria . In April 1884 an expedition by the German New Guinea Company led by Otto Finsch and Eduard Dallmann arrived and named

162-527: Is interdisciplinary and often translational. Scientific disciplines represented at the institute include epidemiology, microbiology, immunology, entomology, medical anthropology, molecular genetics, biostatistics, public health, and demography. The IMR headquarters in Goroka also houses the editorial office of the Papua New Guinea Medical Journal, a peer-reviewed scientific periodical published by

189-632: Is located at Yagaum, near the coastal town of Madang . The Institute has smaller branches and offices in Maprik and Wewak ( East Sepik Province ), and in the capital Port Moresby . Research activities are carried out in several additional field sites across the country, including Alotau ( Milne Bay ), Karkar Island ( Madang ) and Hides ( Southern Highlands ). The PNG IMR is organized in an administrative and support services section and four scientific units: The unit focuses on research into malaria and lymphatic filariasis . Most activities are concentrated in

216-608: Is the Bird of Paradise, owned by the Coral Seas Hotels chain. Coffee is a common cash crop in the area; smaller industries include trout farms, pigs, bee keeping and food gardens (broccoli, kau kau or sweet potato, carrots, ginger and peanuts are examples of produce that grow well here; nearby Bena Bena is known for its pineapples). In May, Goroka hosts the PNG Coffee Festival. The Goroka Show event takes place annually around

243-564: Is the birthplace of ex- Premier of Tasmania Lara Giddings PNG Institute of Medical Research The Papua New Guinea Institute of Medical Research (PNG IMR) is the principal institution conducting health research in Papua New Guinea with a focus on health problems affecting the country's population. The Papua New Guinea Institute of Medical Research is a statutory body of the Government of Papua New Guinea (PNG). The Institute

270-469: Is the second unit that emerged from the previous Operational Research Unit. It conducts clinical, laboratory and social research into sexually transmitted infections including HIV/AIDS , and other sexual and reproductive health issues. The most recently established unit deals with environmental pathogens and infectious diseases that have recently been emerging in PNG, such as cholera and influenza. Research at IMR

297-528: Is to conduct policy-relevant interdisciplinary research with the aim to understand population-level changes and determinants of health and disease in Papua New Guinea. In consideration of changes in disease patterns related to social and economical developments, the PHDU is planning to expand into the areas of Non Communicable Diseases and Cancers as well as Health Systems Research and Health Economics . This

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324-643: The World Health Organization , the Swiss National Science Foundation , and several others. In the last two years, the PNG Liquified Natural Gas ( PNG LNG ) project has been providing infrastructural and research support through IMR's engagement in the health impact assessment of this large development project. Madang Madang (old German name: Friedrich-Wilhelmshafen ) is the capital of Madang Province and

351-618: The IMR's successful history and its extensive network of international collaborators, the institute has been able to secure research grants and contracts from major donor agencies, including the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation , the Australian National Health and Medical Research Council , the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH), the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria ,

378-576: The Medical Society of PNG. Electronic versions of the journal's publications can be obtained for many editions through the website of the institute. The institute receives core funding from the Government of Papua New Guinea and from AusAID . While both the government and AusAID contribute to research studies, most research grants are competitively acquired from overseas funding agencies and additional studies are conducted as contract research. Thanks to

405-527: The branches in Madang and Maprik . The unit includes molecular and immunological laboratories, a large research microscopy section, and an entomology laboratory. The unit also conducts clinical trials with antimalarial drugs. The unit conducts research into enteric diseases, including cholera , and respiratory diseases including pneumonia and tuberculosis . The unit also conducts continuous surveillance of suspected cases of kuru. This unit emerged in 2011 from

432-435: The external causative agents of disease and in part from examining the host factors involved. Early work of the institute focused on respiratory diseases, pigbel (clostridial necrotizing enteritis), and kuru . Since then, major research programs have been established in respiratory diseases, malaria , malnutrition , enteric diseases, sexual health, women's health, and others. The Institute's second director (1977-2000)

459-420: The former Operational Research Unit. The PHDU focuses on assessing large-scale trends in health and disease by applying an interdisciplinary population-based research approach. The unit’s current emphasis is on the evaluation of large-scale health interventions implemented at national or sub-national levels and the assessment of changes in health trends related to large-scale development projects. The PHDU’s mission

486-399: The highest average high at 31.2 °C (88.2 °F). Multiple months have the highest average low at 23.9 °C (75.0 °F). July and August has the lowest average high at 30.2 °C (86.4 °F). July has the lowest average low at 23.4 °C (74.1 °F). Madang receives 3,106.8 millimetres (122.31 in) of rain over 224 precipitation days, with abundant rainfall throughout

513-548: The landing point "Friedrich Wilhelmshafen"; however, they felt that the area was unsuitable for a settlement. A subsequent survey in 1888 mentioned good soil conditions that would make a coffee plantation possible. In the summer of 1891 a station was built and by September 1892 was the seat of the provincial administration; however, the Imperial Government Commissioner remained at Stephansort, some 23 kilometers away due to concerns about malaria. The name of "Madang"

540-470: The location of their main offices in country. CUSO (a Canadian NGO) and VSO (a British NGO) both have their headquarters in Madang. Save the Children , WWF , and World Vision are also present with branch offices in Madang. As a consequence Madang has a larger number of expatriates working and living in the town than its small population would suggest. Like other parts of Papua New Guinea, Madang has

567-436: The time of the country's Independence Day (September 16). It continues for two or three days. The Goroka Show is the oldest show in Papua New Guinea, over 50 years of "keeping the spirit alive". Goroka has a subtropical highland climate ( Cfb ). Due to altitude Goroka features warm to very warm afternoons and cool to mild mornings year-round, with heavy rainfall most of the year and low rainfall from June to September. Goroka

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594-421: The widespread coconut palm plantations on the coast and cardamum is grown in Madang. The Kulili plantation is the second largest of Kar Kar Island 's twelve plantations with its more than a thousand coconut palms and cocoa trees. 70% of the cocoa and 50% of the copra produced in Madang province comes from Kar Kar . In Madang province 173 regional languages are spoken, some of them being extremely different from

621-410: The year but a wetter and drier season. April, the wettest month, receives 389.4 millimetres (15.33 in) of rainfall over 23 precipitation days on average. September receives the least rainfall of any month, receiving 82.6 millimetres (3.25 in) of rainfall over 11 precipitation days. Madang receives 2184 hours of sunshine annually on average, with the sunshine being distributed fairly evenly across

648-479: The year, with a noticeable dip in the wetter months. September receives the most sunshine, while March receives the least. Madang is the home of Divine Word University . Madang Museum is a small museum that features natural science and ethnographic objects from the local area and East Sepik Province more widely. It shares a building with Madang Visitors and Cultural Bureau. Industry and farming are growing constantly in importance, especially for export. There are

675-597: Was Professor Michael Alpers, an Australian medical researcher who was instrumental in the discovery of the epidemiology and transmission of kuru . The Papua New Guinea Institute of Medical Research has its headquarters with offices and laboratories in Goroka , Eastern Highlands Province . The headquarters also house the Michael Alpers Library and the Adolf Saweri Lecture Theatre. Another major branch

702-583: Was established in 1968 through an Act of Parliament and it effectively acts as the research arm of the PNG Department of Health. The ultimate aim of all the Institute's research activities is to provide effective interventions, leading to improvements in people's health and the control and prevention of disease. The basis for achieving this aim is greater understanding of the disease process and constraints to change. In part, this understanding comes from knowledge of

729-611: Was used by Papuan natives who had accompanied the German administrators after their home island and only became the official name of the settlement towards the end of the German administration. Although the settlement was expanded from 1893-1894 with warehouses, a sawmill, hospital and other facilities, (including an ox-drawn railway to Stephansort) various ventures, such as the coffee plantations and atap palm processing proved economically ruinous, due to malaria and inclement climate. From 1895 and 1896 several German warships were stationed here for

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