Australia provides new mobile X-ray machine

AUSTRALIA has provided a SBD$1.2million mobile x-ray machine for the Medical Imagining Department at the National Referral Hospital. A statement from the Australian High Commission said the mobile machine will enable patients access x-ray services without the need to be moved to the X-ray Department. “For critical and urgent cases this will enable faster diagnosis…

Floating hospital is here

THE USNS Mercy (T-AH 19), the US floating hospital has arrived in Honiara yesterday for the Pacific Partnership 2022 (PP2). Jeff Feignberg, Mercy’s commanding officer is taking the ship on a health focus mission to the country. “We are glad to bring Mercy back to Solomon Islands for Pacific Partnership, where we can work together,…

RSIPF and SIAF gear up for parliament sitting

The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) and members of the Australian Federal Police (AFP) under the Solomons’ International Assistance Force (SIAF) continue their preparations for the upcoming sitting of Parliament.  Operational fitness and interoperability are key to maintaining the RSIPF’s Public Order Management (POM) capability. Over the weekend, RSIPF and AFP members participated in…