AUSTRALIAN UROLOGY TEAM VISITS HONIARA THRUSDAY
An Australian urology specialist team will visit Honiara from Thursday to March 23 to provide free urological consultations and treatment for Solomon Islanders. A statement from…
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FARMER WANTS QUICK AND EFFICIENT SYSTEM OF PAYMENT
A local farmer who regularly supplies fruits, root crops and fish to the National Referral Hospital in Honiara has called on responsible authorities to formulate a…
ADMITTED PATIENTS NOT BEING FED MEALS BY HOSPITAL
Admitted patients at the Good Samaritan Hospital at Tetere, North Guadalcanal are not being fed meals by the Hospital. One of the patients, Selwyn Suba an…
GOV\’T URGED TO PROVIDE ADEQUATELY FOR MENTAL HEALTH
The Law Reform Commission has urged the Government to provide proper and adequate mental health facilities for people with mental impairment who are detained for crimes.…
SOLS LAGGING BEHIND IN SANITATION AND HYGIENE
Solomon Islands is lagging behind its Pacific neighbors in sanitation and hygiene and needs to be sped up as quickly as possible, says the National Director…
INTERPLAST OZ AND NZ NURSE EDUCATION TEAM VISIT SOLS
An Interplast Australia and New Zealand Nurse Education team are currently visiting the Solomon Islands. A statement from the Australian High Commission Office says the team…
HEALTH AUTHORITIES WARNED AGAINST CON DOCS
Health authorities are warning Honiara men not to be lured by certain individuals who go around the city giving injections to men to enlarge their private…
MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE THANKED HONIARA RESIDENTS FOR SURVEY
The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock has thanked Honiara residents for participating in the food security and market survey. Agriculture Extension Services Director, Michael Ho’ota said…
DISEASES SLIGHT INCREASE.
The National Referral Hospital Out Patient Department has recorded a slight increase in communicable diseases which it associates with the current wet weather. Dr Pedical Togamae …
DR CALLS FOR UNITY IN LEPROSY AWARENESS
The Acting Permanent Secretary for Health and Medical Services Dr Chris Becha has called for unity in the work to raise awareness on leprosy. Speaking at…