BY LYNTON AARON FILIA WALK past the Kukum betel-nut market in Honiara and one could literally feel despair at the huge amount of plastic waste there. Residents and market vendors tell Island Sun that the plastic pollution is growing, worse…
By Alfred Sasako AS the drugs shortage crisis deepens, the Ministry of Health and Medical Services has provided further details on the steps it has taken to address the situation. Permanent Secretary Tenneth Dalipada yesterday provided the table below which…
A tribal leader who is a victim of the current drug shortage that hits the National Referral Hospital (NRH) says the next time drugs runs out at the hospital more people will die. Chief Alo Sangatango told Island Sun he…
THE Solomon Islands Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SICCI) has expressed grave concerns over the medication shortage the country is facing that have reportedly led to mix up of medication as nurses and doctors work their best to substitute commonly…
BY BARNABAS MANEBONA SIG in-country sponsored students’ situation of being halted from Semester Two registration at the University of the South Pacific (USP) has been uplifted. USP Students Association (USPSA) President Mr Robert Tahi confirming this to Island Sun said…
The nation’s financial ills is worse than medicine shortage BY ALFRED SASAKO WHILE Prime Minister Rick Houenipwela has downplayed the seriousness of the acute shortage of medicines at the National Referral Hospital, there’s mounting evidence the nation’s economic situation…
