In Papua New Guinea, on the eastern half of the world's second-biggest island, traditional rituals still survive.
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Lucy Sherriff
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With low levels of literacy, Papua New Guinea has been using drama to deliver health messages about stopping tuberculosis.
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The virus was detected in a six-year-old boy in April and confirmed in two healthy children last week.
Read moreAccusations of witchcraft can lead to people being brutally attacked and sometimes murdered.
Papua New Guinea bans Facebook for a month
Papua New Guinea will ban Facebook for a month while it identifies fake profiles and considers the website's effect on the country.
Communication minister Sam Basil said users posting pornography and false information would be identified.
He also suggested the country could set up its own rival social network.
Facebook has faced scrutiny following the Cambridge Analytica scandal and has been criticised over the way it has tried to tackle fake news.
Papua New Guinea aims to crack down on fake profiles and may make its own rival social network.
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A magnitude 6.9 quake strikes near New Britain island but there are no immediate reports of damage.
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The impact of February's quake in Papua New Guinea may change remote communities forever.
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Aid agencies struggle to reach isolated areas in Papua New Guinea, nearly a week after a large quake.
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A 7.5-magnitude quake destroys buildings and causes mudslides in a remote region of Papua New Guinea.
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