Milking the sick
National referral hospital probes doctor, reports of malpractice rife in NRH surface By Alfred Sasako (in Hong Kong) NOT so often that one hears about a hospital putting one of its top surgeons under the microscope. That is what is…
National referral hospital probes doctor, reports of malpractice rife in NRH surface By Alfred Sasako (in Hong Kong) NOT so often that one hears about a hospital putting one of its top surgeons under the microscope. That is what is…
BY SAMIE WAIKORI A new project was recently launched under the joint partnership of STDF, FAO and SIG during the one-day inception workshop on NPHL ISO 17025 accreditation. The aim of the project is to develop the capacity of the…
BY SAMIE WAIKORI THE country will soon trade its goods, especially consumable products for the first time to the rest of the world. Work is currently in its preparatory stage and focus is on pursuing accreditation for services which will…
BY SAMIE WAIKORI FOOD outlets in the city are expected to be strictly monitored to ensure they adhere to the ISO 17025 accreditation when it comes to be enforced in two years’ time. Director of the National Public Health Laboratory…
Newly Registered Nurses from Atoifi awarded TWENTY six nurses from the Atoifi School of nursing have been awarded with their part two registered license at the Seventh Day Adventist’s Maranatha Hall on September 8. Speaking during the occasion on behalf…
Food outlets operating without proper monitoring, increasing cases of complaints THE health risks associated with eating in one of the many food outlets in Honiara continues unchecked as the Government places little effort towards bolstering monitoring mechanisms. This is…
I made mistakes last time. Perhaps mistakes are inevitable, but I wish it wasn’t the case. After 15 years of medical training, I thought it would be easy to translate my skills to a new environment. It’s not as if…
The National Referral Hospital [NRH] Medical Laboratory has installed a new biochemistry analyser on 8th August by the factory engineer, Mr Li Xianbo. The installation of the analyser is to replace the old one which was in use for more…