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Family Planning in PNG has a conversion problem

Kingtau Mambon

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01 Oct 2026

PNG women know about contraception, but few can access it: a new report finds a stark gap between wanted and actual fertility, with costly consequences.DisclosureThis research was undertaken with the support of the ANU-UPNG Partnership, an initiative of the PNG-Australia Partnership, funded by the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. The views expressed are those of the author only.About the author/sKingtau MambonKingtau Mambon is an economics lecturer at the University of Papua New Guinea, specializing in quantitative, natural resource, and environmental economics.

PNG women know about contraception, but few can access it: a new report finds a stark gap between wanted and actual fertility, with costly consequences.Disclosure This research was undertaken with the support of the ANU-UPNG Partnership, an initiative of the PNG-Australia Partnership, funded by the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. The views expressed are those of the author only. About the author/s Kingtau Mambon Kingtau Mambon is an economics lecturer at the University of Papua New Guinea, specializing in quantitative, natural resource, and environmental economics.

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