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Is El Niño a risk factor for sorcery accusation-related violence?
Ali Moloney, Miranda Forsyth and Matthew Mason
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- 28 Sept 2026
As El Niño brings drought to PNG, a harrowing new case from Simbu province raises an urgent question: will crop failures and sick livestock trigger a fresh wave of sorcery accusation-related violence?About the author/sAli MoloneyAli Moloney has been working collaboratively with healthcare professionals in Papua New Guinea for the past five years across primary health and curriculum design.Miranda ForsythMiranda Forsyth is a professor at the School of Regulation and Global Governance (RegNet) at The Australian National University, and an Australian Research Council Future Fellow.Matthew MasonDr Matt Mason is a Senior Lecturer in Nursing at the University of the Sunshine Coast, and an infection prevention and control specialist. He has been with Papua New Guinea since 2010.
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