BY MAVIS NISHIMURA PODOKOLO MINISTER for Health Dickson Mua has applauded Pan Oceanic Bank for the timely support rendered to help assist National Referral Hospital’s labour ward. Mua told Island Sun he lauds POB for donating $100,000 to assist the…
BY MAVIS NISHIMURA PODOKOLO PROVINCIAL health directors have echoed challenges faced in their preparedness efforts towards covid-19. They did so to officials from the ministry of health and medical services when they met recently. Pauline McNeil, Permanent Secretary for Health,…
BY MAVIS NISHIMURA PODOKOLO WHILST the country is battling to stop the entry of the coronavirus-19 (COVID19) the Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) currently received by the Ministry of Health and Medical Services is still not enough. This was revealed by…
Medical equipment for covid-19 arrive in the country By EDDIE OSIFELO SOLOMON Islands Government yesterday took delivery of lab equipment and testing kits purchased from the Chinese Company BGI（Beijing Genomic Institution), using part of China’s $2.5 million (300,000USD) donation. This…
BY MAVIS NISHIMURA PODOKOLO THE construction phase of the complex to house the CT scan is 40 percent complete, says Dr Aaron Oritaimae, Head of Medical Imaging Department, National Referral Hospital (NRH). Mr Oritaimae revealed this during the recent visit…
BY MAVIS NISHIMURA PODOKOLO PRIME Minister Manasseh Sogavare is impressed with the efforts invested on COVID-19 facilities at the National Referral Hospital (NRH), to prevent the virus entering the country. PM Sogavare expressed this sentiment on Monday 20th April during…
Solomon Islands still covid-19 free BY MAVIS NISHIMURA PODOKOLO THE results of the remaining two COVID-19 suspected case have returned negative bringing the country zero case to date.This was confirmed by Permanent Secretary for Ministry of Health and Medical Services…
BY MAVIS NISHIMURA PODOKOLO MINISTRY of Health and Medical Services (MHMS) has sent a team to Malaita province to assess quarantine sites and isolation facilities there. This was confirmed by the Minister for MHMS, Dickson Mua. Mr Mua said, “a…
By EDDIE OSIFELO A number of Solomon Islands nationals are currently stranded in Fiji as a result of cancellation of international flights due to the COVID-19 pandemic. High Commissioner in Suva, William Soaki confirmed to Island Sun yesterday that the…
BY PETER ZOLEVEKE II COVID-19 Institutional Quarantine Facilities (IQFs) in Honiara have been vacated following the release of the remaining 15 passengers after undergoing the required 14-day quarantine. Speaking to this paper last night IQF’s Chairman, Karl Kuper confirmed the…
