Education and training

Papua New Guinea, 3rd edition (HCM3)

AusVoc was a key technical partner from inception through to final publication to fully revise and update this unique and highly‐respected textbook. The final result was creation of a new two‐volume set of more than 1400 pages for the training and practice of rural and remote Community Health Workers, across a wide spectrum of clinical and public health topics.

Client/funder

Baptist Union of Papua New Guinea, with funding contributions from the Australian Government Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Papua New Guinea National Department of Health, and many other PNG and Australian donors

Country/location

Papua New Guinea

Services we provided

  • Key member of Project Management Team from inception, as well as Steering Group and Technical Review Panel
  • In-country workshops, consultations, meetings, and other communication with partners, stakeholders, funders, expert contributors, and users
  • Writing, technical review, editing, and publishing
  • Sourcing illustrations, obtaining permissions and clearances
  • Graphic design and layout
  • Pre-press and print liaison

More details

AusVoc worked with Dr Clifford Smith, the original author of the first and second editions, to advocate and plan for a fully revised third edition of this textbook, which had been renowned for 30 years in PNG for the teaching and practice of primary health care in rural and remote areas. The next stage was to collaborate with his associates and wide-ranging stakeholders throughout the health sector in Papua New Guinea to develop a complete revision of the manual, with 96 new chapters of public health and clinical health content across the full range of topics that Community Health Workers face in rural and remote practice in PNG. To date, 15,000 copies of the textbook have been printed for students and CHWs, and the distribution phase of the project has commenced.