The Guadalcanal Swabbing and Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) team left yesterday morning to train more than 12 nurses at the Area Health Centers (AHCs) and Rural Health Clinics (RHCs) on the Weathercoast. The team has split up into two…
Health authorities have confirmed that the deadly delta variant of covid-19 is infecting the country through rapid community transmission since January this year. This followed the 10 recent samples sent to Australia for genomic sequencing that confirmed the presence of…
Two international epidemiologists have arrived in the country supported by the WHO and the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs to provide technical support in the field of epidemiology for the current COVID-19 response. The arrival of the epidemiologists will boost…
Health and Medical Services Minister Dr Culwick Togamana has warned health workers that are charging monetary fees in exchange for administering vaccination on people. The Minister said on Tuesday that there were reports that certain health workers are charging fees…
BY MAVIS N PODOKOLO OXYGEN remains critical towards clinical management of COVID-19 patients, especially those that are severely sick, according to Dr Culwick Togamana, Minister for Health and Medical Services. Togamana said so far, they have deployed oxygen concentrators to…
By EDDIE OSIFELO RESTOCIN tablets have run out of stock in Honiara pharmacies after the public responded swiftly and purchased them during the outbreak of the Covid-19 recently. The anticold (Restocin) is a combination medicine used in the treatment of…
BY MAVIS N PODOKOLO THE National Medical Store continues to deploy level one, two and three Personal Protective Equipment to the provinces in response to COVID-19 transmissions in the provinces. Minister of Health and Medical Services, Dr Culwick Togamana announced…
CORRECTIONAL Service Solomon Islands (CSSI) yesterday took delivery of COVID supplies from the Regional International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). The supplies include 600 Face Shield, 1000 Reusable mask, 8000 Gloves, 20 Can Spray (Disinfection) 5 litres, 8000 Surgical…
As the demand for vaccination picks up in view of the increasing covid-19 community transmission in Honiara city, more than 12,256 doses of vaccines have been administered during the period from 24 January to 9 February 2022. Of the 12,256…
OPPOSITION leader Matthew Wale has questioned the Government if there are any plans in place for schools around the country. In a statement today, Wale said whilst he understands that schools have been closed indefinitely as a result of the…
