UNICEF Australia expressed its gratitude for the Partnership’s support of 'Saving Lives, Spreading Smiles' P&O Cruises Australia’s charity, P&O Pacific Partnership, funded by a A$1 donation from every passenger, has been thanked by UNICEF Australia for its ‘crucial support and commitment’ to the ‘Saving Lives, Spreading Smiles’ programme in Papua New Guinea. ‘Saving Lives, Spreading Smiles’ has saved the lives of hundreds of mothers and newborn babies in remote areas of the Western Highlands and Milne Bay Provinces. 6,000 newborns die Papua New Guinea has one of the worst maternal and child health indicators in the Pacific region, with 6,000 babies dying within the first six months of their lives, mostly from conditions easily prevented with basic medical care.