The current drug shortage looming at the National Referral Hospital has nothing to do with the government’s budget support for the National Referral Hospital. Chief Executive Officer of the National Referral Hospital Dr Steve Aumanu made this announcement through the local media.
As of Monday next week, costs incurred for all referral cases to and from the National Referral Hospital will be an expense for the provincial health services.
The National referral Hospital is believed to be running low on essential drugs. A number of sick patients admitted at the NRH have reported, their basic doses are not forthcoming.
Cuts to the development budget of the Ministry of Health and Medical Services has cast clouds of doubt over the relocation of the National Referral Hospital to the proposed new site at Gilbert Camp in East Honiara. Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health and Medical Services, Dr.
Choiseul province has been named the best performing province of the year for health service delivery during the national health conference today in Honiara.
The Government through its Ministry of Health and Medical Services has recommended a new coordinator for the 10-bed arrangement with St Vincent’s Hospital in Sydney, Australia.
The Ministry of Health and Medical Services is planning to establish a mental health facility in each of the country’s nine provinces. Minister of Health and Medical Services Dr Kaitu’u Angikimua revealed the plan in Parliament last week.
The Ministry of Health and Medical Services’ 2018 budget has been reduced by $33 million from last year’s budget to a total of $492 million. During Public Accounts Committee budget hearings this week, MHMS Permanent Secretary Dr Tenneth Dalipanda said the decrease in the Development Budget will…
The Honiara City Council is planning to introduce late-night service at additional clinics in the city. The city council launched extended hours at the Kukum clinic last month, and according to officials, operations are running smoothly. The clinic now opens from 8am to 10:30pm.
Temotu residents and Members of Parliament have called for maintenance of the run down Manuopo area health clinic on Lomlom in the Reef Islands, Temotu Province for years.
The Solomon Islands Nursing Association has issued a 28 days strike notice effective today. National General Secretary, Solomon Islands Nursing Association Steve Maitani has announced. Mr.
The Honiara City Council plans to launch extended hours at its Kukum clinic later this month. Logistical issues and other problems stalled previous attempts to introduce the initiative, but head of nursing Harvest Miapule said the city council is now aiming for February 19 as the start date.
The Solomon Islands Medical Association and the Ministry of Public Service on behalf of the Government are expected to sign the updated scheme of service for the country’s medical doctors and dentists this week.
You could not wipe the smile off her face. And though Miriam Kelesi – one of the children admitted in the National Referral Hospital yesterday – was “fright lelebet” to join in the Christmas singing, she said she loved it. “It’s really good,” she said, smiling from ear-to-ear.
There have been discussions for years from the grassroots to the parliamentary level about the need for the National Referral Hospital to provide better conditions for citizens as they honour the dead.
Prime Minister Rick Houenipwela says one of his Government’s immediate tasks is to reopen closed clinics around the country. He made the statement in his speech outside Parliament yesterday after his election victory over Central Honiara MP, John Moffat Fugui.
Diabetes cases at the National Referral Hospital (NRH) Diabetes Clinic are increasing every day, local health experts say. NRH medical consultant Dr Jones Ghabu revealed the alarming trend during World Diabetes day yesterday.
Taking antibiotics without proper prescriptions from health professionals is common in Solomon Islands. This week is World Antibiotic Awareness Week, and Solomon Szarb, chief pharmacist at the National Referral Hospital, said people in the country need a better understanding of antibiotics.
It is called “the busy organ”. And according to health experts, far too many Solomon Islanders are making their busy organ, the heart, work overtime. Today marks World Heart Day, and SIBC hosted a group of health experts for a special event at the studios in Rove, Honiara, to mark the occasion.
A senior health officer at Kilu’ufi Hospital in Malaita has raised concerns about the increase in mentally ill patients at the hospital. Morris Misipoe said admissions of mentally ill patients spiked this month and were significantly higher than admissions earlier this year and on the same dates…
