The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Health and Medical Services Dr. Tenneth Dalipanda has said, the negative impacts of tobacco use on Solomon Islands population is quite significant. Dr. Dalipanda made the remark yesterday during the commemoration of the World No Tobacco Day in Honiara.
The National Government reaffirms its commitment to maintain the 10-bed arrangement with Australia’s St Vincent Hospital. Recently, many people have been vocal against government handling of the arrangement accusing successive governments of politicising the life-saving deal.
The National Referral Hospital (NRH) has re-opened its operating theatres allowing full resumption of surgical services. Announcing the re-opening today, National Referral Hospital chief Executive Officer Dr Steve Aumanu says the hospital management made the announcement following a successful…
Construction of a new and bigger morgue for the National Referral Hospital (NRH) is expected to commence this year under a $5 million allocation from the Government’s Development Budget. Minister for Health and Medical Services, Hon. Dr. Kaitu’u Tautai Angikimua announced in Parliament.
The Honiara City Council joins the Ministry of Health and the Midwifery Society to celebrate “International Day of the Midwife” yesterday. Acting City Clerk, Fred Warereau, said it’s important HCC celebrates the very important role midwives play in the lives of mothers, newborns, and their…
The Ministry of Health and Medical Services (MHMS) has successfully completed a week long Community-Led Total Sanitation (CLTS) training for local facilitators in Makira Ulawa Province.
Health Minister Dr. Tautai Angikimua Kaitu’u has assured Solomon Islanders, the Democratic Coalition for Change (DCC) Government intends to improve health facilities in Honiara and the provinces.
The Ministry of Health and Medical Services has today launched its National Health and Strategic Plan for 2016 to 2020 in Honiara. Launching the plan is Minister of Health Dr. Tautai Agikimua Kaitu’u, who says the plan outlines how to improve Solomon Islanders health in the next five years.
Technical experts from the Ministry Health and Medical Services have reaffirmed, the recent spillage of the Gold Ridge Tailing Dam is not safe for all surrounding communities. Director of National Public Health Lab Dickson Manongi says the ministry has proven data to back its call.
The Good Samaritan Hospital, Guadalcanal Plains, confirms it is yet to receive patients complaining of the unusual diseases associated with the Goldridge Tailings dam spillage.
A team from the Health Promotion Department within the Ministry of health and Medical Services begins its awareness programs at the Gold Ridge downstream communities. Sister In-charge at the Good Samaritan Hospital Daly Roho confirms to SIBC News who visited the downstream communities yesterday.
Fourteen schools and surrounding villages in Honiara and Guadalcanal are being treated to a performance by Dreamcast Drama Group. The performance, which uses drama, songs, dancing and demonstrations, is being performed as part of a Handwashing Campaign coordinated by Ministry of Health…
An elderly woman of Komaliai in the Shortlands Islands has called on the National Government to break its negligence of very remote and isolated communities by bringing developments closer to them.
The Ministry of Health and Medical Services applauds the Republic of China (Taiwan) Government’s continued support towards the newly refurbished National Referral Hospital (NRH). NRH Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Steve Aumanu made the acknowledgement.
The Solomon Islands Nurses Association (SINA) has extended its strike notice by a further 30 days. The extension is effective tomorrow, 8th April, after the initial 28 days notice lapsed today.
The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) Community Policing Department is providing security education program for sick patients at the National Referral Hospital. This is part of a joint security operation between the RSIPF and staff of the hospital.
Australia has provided a further $24 million to the National Government earmarked to the Ministry of Health and Medical Services. This is part of Australia’s ongoing commitment to improving access to quality basic health care for all Solomon Islanders.
Young girls in Honiara City Council (HCC) and Isabel province are now better protected from cervical cancer, one of the biggest cancer killers of women in the country.
Solomon Islands has significantly reduced by half the morbidity and mortality from all forms of Tuberculosis by 2015. The Ministry of Health and Medical Services says with the support of World Health Organisation, the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, and the Australian…
The National Referral Hospital (NRH) confirms, improving the hospital’s morgue is a top priority. The Ministry of Health and Medical Services says the Ministry of Infrastructure Development (MID) has previously committed to procure and deliver a number of infrastructure, maintenance and expansion…
