Students and community members at Nanakinimae Primary School in East Kwaio, Malaita province, were enlightened by a sexual and reproductive health awareness program targeting schools in the province’s eastern region.
Young girls will be better protected from cervical cancer, the biggest cancer killer of women in Solomon Islands, after the introduction of the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine to the country yesterday.
Transformation leadership style is very much needed in the Ministry of Health and Medical Services. This is according to the Deputy Director of Nursing of the Ministry of Health and Medical Services Mr George Pego.
People with special needs in the country commend Members of Parliament for their supportive comments in last week’s Parliament meeting. A member of the community Rose Simbe says listening live on SIBC to MPs deliberating on support for people with special needs instill so much joy. Ms.
The New Zealand High Commission is proud to participate with the Deputy Prime Minister, Honourable Douglas Ete, in the launch of the New Zealand Pacific Regional Sexual and Reproductive Health Programme this week in Honiara.
Plans are ongoing for the National Government and Malaita Provincial Government to finalise documents with a Turkey’s Nazer Group of Companies for a $387 million funding for construction of a new Hospital at Kilu’ufi in Malaita Province.
People of Mamulele, East Malaita are calling on the Ministry of Health to post a nurse at Mamulele clinic. Mamulele clinic which serves about 2,5000 people has been without a nurse for the last three months.
The Leader of Opposition Honourable Jeremiah Manele has strongly urged the Government to upgrade and equip hospitals around the country. Honorable Manale highlighted this while he contributed to the 2015 Appropriation Bill 2015 in Parliament, Wednesday this week.
The Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee, Rick Hou says four percent under the social sector reforms of the 2015 budget is to retrain returning Cuban-trained medics.
Nurse aid posts and rural health clinics in Solomon Islands lack essential equipment and medicine to save lives of mothers and their children. Country Director of World Vision in Solomon Islands Janes Ginting made the statement today ahead of tomorrow’s World Health Day.
The Ministry of Health and Medical Services has announced, the Mataniko Dental Clinic will be officially opened next week. The clinic is located next to the Pikinini Clinic and is a five chair facility.
People in and around Malu’u in North Malaita have received much needed dental services this week following a visiting dental clinic from Kilu’ufi Hospital.
Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare and the Minister of Health and Medical Services Dr Tautai Kaitu’u have expressed their profound gratitude to the staff of the Kilu’ufi Hospital in Malaita Province for diligently serving their patients in a very challenging work environment.
Malaita’s only major hospital Kilu’ufi has been earmarked for upgrading under the Democratic Coalition for Change (DCC) Government’s policy document. The Minister of Health and Medical Services, Dr Tautai Kaitu’u told medical staff at the hospital when visiting them recently.
A Medical team from Australia is currently carrying out surgical operations for women at the Kilu’ufi Hospital in Malaita Province. SIBC’s Fredrick Kusu, who is touring Malaita Province reports the team will conduct operations on women patients admitted to the Hospital for complications relating to…
Solomon Islands National TB Coordinator, Noel Itogo says the overall aim of the World TB Day 2015 Campaign Day is to raise awareness to the Public. Mr Itogo was presenting his speech to mark the World TB Day 2015 today. He says today is a day to raise public awareness about TB. “The overall aim
Kilu’ufi health staff have praised Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare for visiting the Hospital recently. Speaking to SIBC News, Kilu’ufi Director, Mr Mark Maeliau says the Prime Minister’s visit has enabled his staff to share their thoughts with the Prime Minister about Kilu’ufi Hospital needs.
Director of the Health Promotion Division of the Ministry of Health and Medical Services (MHMS) Alby Lovi has said the newly outbreak Zika Virus can be prevented if communities work together with health authorities.
Helena Goldie hospital in the Western Province is still without a doctor despite assurances from the Health Ministry. The hospital’s medical superintendent Andrew Talokana says the hospital has been without a doctor since two doctors left the hospital in December last year.
The Solomon Islands National Aids Council (SINAC) has said out of the 25 HIV positive cases in the country, 10 have died. Of these, seven were males and three females. The National Aids Council confirmed over the weekend, three new HIV positive cases were detected last year.
