By RODRICK DESURI
Auki
The Kilu’ufi Hospital in Malaita Province does not have a morgue and is using a temporary room to store dead bodies for one day.
Kilu’ufi Hospital Director of Nursing, Richard Maegerea told Island Sun that the hospital has a fridge that was provided during the pandemic but it was not installed for use.
He said a deceased’s body is cleaned, prepared and sent home with families on the day of death or the next day.
“Yes, we don’t have a morgue at the clinic, but this is what we are working hard to have in the future.
“We have fridges that were given during COVID-19, but we haven’t installed them. So, if we have a dead body, we just clean it and send it to their relatives,” he said.
Meanwhile, the new Kilu’ufi hospital building plan does not include a room for a morgue and the new building is expected to be completed by April.
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