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Health
Lifesaving AEDs for Emergency Department
The National Referral Hospital Emergency Department has received two Automated External Defibrillators on Wednesday from the National Olympic Committee of the Solomon Islands (NOCSI) Medical Commission in partnership with the Oceania National Olympic Committees (ONOC) Medical Commission.
19 Jan 2024
China - Solomon Islands Relations
PM SOGAVARE AND AMBASSADOR WEIMING LAUNCHED CONSTRUCTION OF NEW MEDICAL CENTER
Prime Minister Honorable Manasseh Sogavare MP together with China’s ambassador to Solomon Islands, His Excellency Cai Weiming have officially launched the construction of the new Solomon Islands National Referral Hospital Comprehensive Medical Center.
15 Dec 2023
Government
PM congratulates nurses and midwives for their exemplary role in upholding our healthcare system
Prime Minister Hon. Manasseh Sogavare expresses sincere gratitude and congratulations to the country’s nurses and midwives for their exemplary role in upholding the country’s healthcare system.
12 May 2023
COVID-19
6 COVID CASES RECORDED BETWEEN JANUARY & APRIL
The Ministry of Health and Medical Services has recorded 6 Covid-19 cases between January and April this year. Acting Minister for Health, Hon. Frederick Kologeto confirmed this in Parliament today.
24 Apr 2023
Health
Health Ministry Announces Outbreak of Viral Respiratory Illness for Honiara and Malaita
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.
16 Aug 2022
Government
Hepatitis B a silent killer: Don’t wait, get tested
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).
2 Aug 2022
Government
Health and partners keeping a close eye on monkeypox virus
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…
25 May 2022
Health
Nurses must be willing to be deployed to rural areas: Sisiolo
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.
13 May 2022
Government
Lee Kwok Kuen and company support completion of new Special Care Nursery building Project
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.
12 Apr 2022
Government
Significant improvement made at NRH to manage Covid patients
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.
21 Feb 2022
Health
NRH and GSH records increase in diarrheal cases
The National Referral and the Good Samaritan Hospitals have noted increase in the number of diarrheal cases presenting to outpatient and emergency departments in the past two weeks.
8 Dec 2021
Breaking News
SINU Training Nurses Reportedly Perform Not as Expected at NRH
Nursing students from the Solomon Islands National University on training at the National Referral Hospital (NRH) are reportedly not performing to the required standards. SIBC News has been allegedly informed of the issue by Medical staff at the NRH whom they wish to remain anonymous.
17 Nov 2021
Breaking News
NRH doctors not walking out for good: Dr Malefoasi
Doctors working at the National Referral Hospital (NRH) who reportedly walked out from official duties are coming back to work. This is according to the NRH Chief Executive Dr George Malefoasi who said the doctors are not walking out for good but decide to stay out of work.
25 Sept 2021
Breaking News
SI has the highest Hepatitis cases in the Western Pacific Region
Solomon Islands has the highest number of Hepatitis B patients in the Western Pacific region. Dr. Jackson Rakei National Program Director of the Ministry of Health and Medical Services confirmed this during World Hepatitis Day today in Honiara today.
9 Sept 2021
Breaking News
SBD$1.8 Million for Next Week’s Lockdown
The government will be spending around 1.8-million dollars in operational costs for the lockdown approved to be enforced from 6 pm on Sunday the 29th to 6 am on Tuesday the 31st of August 2021. The figure was announced at a media conference today.
21 Aug 2021
Breaking News
NO JAB, NO JOB: GOV’T APPROVES MANDATORY VACCINATION
The Solomon Islands Government through the Cabinet has approved a mandatory vaccination to all Public servants, State-Owned Enterprises, and the Private employees undertaking frontline work. The Cabinet approved the mandatory vaccination last Friday, July 30th, 2021.
2 Aug 2021
Breaking News
SOPE further extends for four months
Motion to extend the State of Public Emergency for an additional four months has been passed in Parliament this afternoon. Hon Speaker Patterson Oti declared the motion received a majority vote of 43 with no absentees.
29 Jul 2021
Breaking News
NRH beefs up its COVID-19 Alert, Prevention and Preparedness plans
The National Referral Hospital (NRH) will soon beef up its COVID-19 Alert, Prevention and Preparedness. The Ministry of Health confirmed yesterday, this will involve closure and restriction of all entry points into the hospital.
29 Jul 2021
Breaking News
Tourism and Health launched COVID-19 Extra Care Measures and standards
The Ministry of Culture and Tourism in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and Medical Services launched the combined tourism and health COVID-19 Extra Care Measures and standards strategy.
14 Apr 2021
Breaking News
Additional COVID-19 case in Solomon Islands
A new COVID-19 positive case was recorded in the Solomon Islands. The new case was imported from Papua New Guinea. Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare updates the nation in his COVID-19 special address the morning.
28 Mar 2021