The Under Secretary Health Improvement department within the Ministry of Health and Medical Services Dr. Chris Becha has urge all citizens of Solomon Islands to work together to end TB.
World Vision Solomon Islands (WVSI) is moving forward on a long awaited maternal health project in Temotu Province. The project is a continuation of World Vision’s national strategy on Maternal, Child Health and Nutrition (MCHN).
The Minister of Health and Medical Services, Hon. Tautai Angikimua Kaitu’u has informed the country his Ministry is strictly monitoring any possible outbreak of Zika virus in Solomon Islands.
The staff of the Honiara City Council living in the Kukum labour line now have proper sanitation facility. The sanitation facility was officially completed and handed over this week.
A breast cancer specialist team from Melbourne, Australia will arrive in the country next week. The Australian High Commission Office says the program is managed by the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons and funded by the Australian Government.
The Ministry of Health and Medical Services said it has decided to halt repair works at the two operating theatres of the National Referral Hospital (NRH) to ensure their renovations are carried out to the highest technical standards.
The Ministry of Health and Medical Services (MHMS) has established a committee known as “Hospital Development Taskforce.” A government statement says the committee is tasked to implement the relocation proposal of the National Referral Hospital (NRH) on behalf of the National Government.
The National Referral Hospital is not aware of any deaths directly associated with blood shortage at the National Referral Hospital. The Hospital’s blood bank continues to experience blood shortage. In an interview with SIBC News, Medical Superintendent Dr.
The World Health Organisation in the country continues its call for people to clean up their surroundings to protect themselves and their family from the deadly zika virus. This comes as WHO declares the mosquito-borne Zika virus as an international public health emergency.
The security of medical practitioners serving at the National Referral Hospital has again been questioned after a nurse was attacked and stabbed while on duty. A female nurse working on a night shift at Number 9 was last week attacked by an alleged drunkard.
Australia has provided about SBD$18 million to the Solomon Islands Government as part of its ongoing commitment to improving access to quality basic health care for all Solomon Islanders.
Authorities of the National Blood Bank at the National Referral Hospital have acknowledged that the current set up of the country’s national blood programme is inadequate and ineffective.
A north Malaita man has called on Solomon Islanders to change their attitude, character and behaivour towards keeping the Honiara City clean. A Jack Ogofura from Bita’ama told SIBC News, the reason why there is so much rubbish in Honiara City is because people have a careless attitude.
The Ministry of Health and Medical Services has discouraged parents against the use of herbal medicine to treat diarrhoea in children. Deputy Director of Health Promotions, Adrian Leamana made the call recently.
The country’s Pure Food (Food Control) Regulation is not being enforced effectively. Chief Inspector of the Honiara City Council’s Health promotion Division, George Titiulu said this is why shops in the country are flooded with expired products and having no proper labeling and packaging.
The Health Promotion Division of the Honiara City Council is currently working with stakeholders to dispose of expired goods in the Honiara shops. Chief Health Inspector, George Titiulu told SIBC News the division has received a large number of reports about expired goods sold in the Honiara shops.
The Ministry of Health and Medical Services is conducting audit investigations into the death of 17 infants who reportedly died following the diarrhoea outbreak in the country. Chairman of the Health Emergency Operations Committee, Dr Chris Becha confirmed in a media conference today.
The Ministry of Health and Medical Services said diarrhoea cases in Honiara and the provinces are decreasing. Undersecretary Health Improvement of the Ministry of Health, Dr Chris Becha told SIBC’s ‘Distaem Nao’ program today diarrhoea cases are decreasing since the outbreak was announced last…
Leader of the Parliamentary Independent Group, Dr. Derek Sikua has questioned the newly introduced ‘Medical Check’ system enforced by the Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development pertaining to government sponsored students studying at various institutions in the region.
Women from East Guadalcanal who usually sell their products at the Honiara Central Market have blamed the market’s unhygienic state for being sick. The women experienced vomiting and headache after returning home from selling their produces at the market recently.
