SOLOMON Islands will need to administer another 240,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines before it reaches its targeted 90 per cent vaccination coverage. Ministry of Health and Medical Services senior health adviser Dr Yogesh Choudhri revealed this during the Radio Talkback Show, Saturday. Dr Choudhri said the current doses administered in parts of the country for…
THE National Referral Hospital (NRH) is expected to resume its normal referral services from Monday 21st February. The hospital’s chief executive officer Dr George Malefoasi said services will resume for non-communicable diseases, patients’ reviews, surgical clinic checks and patients who have been waiting for review with chronic illnesses. Dr Malefoasi was speaking during the Radio…
THE Ministry of Health and Medical Services (MHMS) today receive tonnes of tailored medical supplies and equipment kits to assist provinces respond to COVID-19 from the Australian Government. A statement from the Australian High Commission in Honiara said Minister for Health and Medical Services Dr Culwick Togamana and Australian High Commissioner Dr Lachlan Strahan welcomed…
SOLOMON Islands is losing millions of dollars each day from the effect of COVID-19 community transmission on our economy. Speaking during his fortnight nationwide address on Friday, Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare said the effect of the COVID-19 community transmission in our economy is substantial. “Lockdowns, curfews and restrictions and movement of people within Honiara and…
GCU: Schools in the country will remain close while responsible authorities are discussing the best and safest ways to reopen schools this academic year. Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare announced this ongoing closure in his address to the nation. The Ministry of Education’s NDOC team is in discussions with Health to finalize a paper on the…
OPPOSITION Leader Hon Matthew Wale says the confession by the health minister that authorities do not know the extent of infections around the country is very ‘worrying’. The health minister in his speech on Thursday night admitted that the country is now faced with immense challenges. The health minister said the challenges include under-testing and…
Officers of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) at Tulagi have arrested three suspects for breaching orders on restriction of movement of small boats from Honiara to Gumba in small Ngella in Central Province on 16 February 2022. Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Central Province, Superintendent David Soakai says, “Police have intercepted a 40 horsepower…
A joint AUSMAT and MHMS mission to assess the capacity of Provincial Health Centers is underway as part of the overall response plan to the current covid-19 outbreak. The mission is to undertake rapid assessments on overall capacity and capabilities at major provincial health facilities including checks on medical equipment, human resources, current procedures and…
A NINE year-old boy from Santa Ana, Makira Ulawa province was lucky to have survived a crocodile attack on Tuesday, at Lake Wairafa. A report reaching Solomon Star late on Tuesday said, the incident happened on Tuesday morning during a fishing trip at the lake. “The boy was walking behind his mother when the crocodile…
The rapid spread of COVID-19 in Honiara city and some Provinces is beyond the testing capability of health authorities, which, contributed to under reporting of actual case figures since the outbreak began last month. Nevertheless, with the current testing capability, estimated figures at least provide a baseline, which, aided authorities to estimate the extent of…