Australia will provide $US7million to help Papua New Guinea fight infectious diseases including polio.
Canberra said the funds would assist in a major vaccination campagn against polio, measles and whooping cough.
It said the Australian High Commission in Port Moresby was working closely with the PNG Government, the World Health Organization and UNICEF to monitor the current polio outbreak and provide assistance.
It said outbreaks of infectious diseases were a threat to both PNG's and Australia's health security.