The Ministry of Health and Medical Services announced an outbreak of Viral Respiratory Illness (VRI) in Honiara and Malaita province. Minister Dr Culwick Togamana announced the outbreak in his special address this afternoon.
The Ministry of Finance and Treasury (MoFT) is working on settling dues owed to the Solomon Islands Ports Authority (SIPA) for arrears on charges of containers dating back to 2017. These are containers containing essential medicines and consumables.
The Governments of Solomon Islands and Japan on Sunday 7th August 2022, signed the Exchange of Notes for Japanese grant aid under the Social and Economic Program of Japan for an approximate 200 million Yen, which is equivalent to SBD10.9 million.
Kilu’ufi Hospital in Malaita Province on Wednesday this week received a brand new vehicle from the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) to support the National Psychiatric Unit rotational medical service outreach programme in the Province.
The Social Welfare Division within the Ministry of Health and Medical Services (MHMS) this week gathered its officers across the country for a weeklong workshop that will conclude tomorrow (Friday 5th of August).
Solomon Islands ranks first in hepatitis B infection in the Western Pacific region. The potentially life-threatening liver infection stands at twenty percent in the country, and is the sixth most common cause of death at the National Referral Hospital (NRH).
A total of 41 participants from Rendova and Munda in the Western province completed a three days training on food safety and hygiene at Titiru Eco lodge, Rendova, Western Province last week.
The Ministry of Health and Medical Services (MHMS) would like to inform that while certain antibiotic medicines are in limited supply, there are alternative antibiotics still in sufficient stock that can be used.
Public Health experts of the Ministry of Health are keeping a close eye on developments with the multi-country outbreak of monkeypox around the world. As of 21st of May, confirmed and suspected cases of monkeypox have been reported from 12 members states of WHO that are not endemic for monkey pox…
Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavavare today expressed his overwhelming joy on the country’s first ever Computerized Tomography (CT) scan machine which was officially launched this morning after two years of hard work on the project.
Nurses must be willing to be deployed to rural areas, says the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Public Service, Nego Sisiolo. “As we are always told, 80 percent of the population are rural dwellers.
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The Ministry of Health and Medical Services and the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force [RSIPF] have praised Canadian support for mobilizing and delivering 16,800 Level 3 medical grade face masks to boost ongoing efforts of health and police against COVID-19 in the country.
Around 170 participants have successfully completed a recent five days training on Minimum Standard Extra-Care in Gizo and Munda, Western Province. The training is a joint collaboration of the Ministry of Tourism and Health, grounded on the three years cooperation agreement signed in 2020 to build…
The Ministry of Health and Medical Services has confirmed the Omicron BA2 variant as the covid-19 variant currently in transmission in the country. Minister of Health and Medical Services Dr. Culwick Togamana announced this in a Special covid-19 situation update this evening.
A batch of long-standing claims for frontline health workers Covid 19 allowances, has now been sent to the Ministry of Finance and Treasury for process of payments. Minister of Health and Medical Services Honorable Dr.
The National Referral Hospital (NRH) remains grateful towards the overwhelming willingness of many private sector firms to come forward and continue supporting development initiatives of the hospital.
Seven members of the UK Emergency Medical Team currently in country have been discharged from quarantine this week and ready for provincial deployment as of today 23rd March 2022. Three other members of the team are still in quarantine and will join the team once cleared later this week.
Significant improvements have made in past weeks at the National Referral Hospital (NRH) to management covid-19 patients. These improvements also resulted in better clinical management and boosted staff confidence in saving lives from the deadly virus. Health and Medical Services Minister Dr.
“Improving value, Improving services and Improving for the future” Solomon Water strives to provide our customers with safe and reliable water and wastewater services. Back in 2012, Solomon Water used to supply water for around 5 hours per day.
