National referral hospital on standby as authorities monitor drug shortage BY MAVIS N PODOKOLO The national referral hospital will continue with full services as it monitors the issue of drug shortage. Drug shortage has become serious it has triggered the…
BY MAVIS N PODOKOLO Government is re-visiting the 10-bed arrangement with St Vincent hospital in Australia. It aims to first pay off any outstanding bill with the hospital. Secretary to the Prime Minister Dr Jimmie Rodgers said this at a…
By EDDIE OSIFELO DISPUTING parties of the proposed new National Referral Hospital at Gilbert camp, East Honiara have agreed for work to progress. This is despite the dispute over the land being before the court. Attorney General, John Muria Junior…
BY MAVIS N PODOKOLO THE Solomon Islands Maritime Authority (SIMA) is in the process of procuring a new mammogram machine (a low X-ray to examine human breast for diagnosis) for the National Referral Hospital. This was confirmed by the Permanent…
BY MAVIS N PODOKOLO INVESTIGATIONS on nurses selling drugs is in progress, says National Director of Nursing, Ministry of Health and Medical Services (MHMS), Michael Larui. Mr Larui said the investigation was launched soon after a nurse advisory group met…
BY MAVIS N PODOKOLO THE suspended Solomon Islands Nurses Association (SINA) is currently working closely with the registrar of Trade Union to lift the suspension. This is according to the National Director of Nursing, Ministry of Health and Medical Services…
By EDDIE OSIFELO MINISTRY of Health and Medical Services is looking at locating funds to improve the mental health facility at National Referral Hospital this year. This was after the contractor could not start work on the facility due to…
BY BEN BILUA MALARIA cases have increased in Western Province with 97 percent of cases reported to be infected with PV malaria. In medical terms PV simply means a positive result that a patient have the parasites in his/her blood…
BY MAVIS N PODOKOLO THE Office of the Audit General had found in its audit of three government ministries in their use of the covid-19 funds that some businesses which were not registered were given contracts. This was mentioned in…
MHMS to ‘send contractor tomorrow’ BY MAVIS N PODOKOLO PEOPLE of Pele in the Reef Islands, Temotu Province are said to be desperately in need of health services following incomplete work on the Manuopo mini hospital. And, they are calling…
