DCGA PRIORTISES PROVINCIAL SERVICES

The Democratic Coalition Government for Advancement led by Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare has identified as its top two priorities the continued support of health grants paid to our Provincial Hospitals and the payments of quarterly service grants to all Provincial governments in its support for continued services delivery to our rural populace. Prime Minister Manasseh…

Police Minister Anthony Veke officially launched PRC Police Liaison Team training program with RSIPF

Minister of Police, National Security and Correctional Services, Honourable Anthony Veke has officially launched People’s Republic of China (PRC) Police Liaison Team training program with RSIPF this morning (14 March 2022) at Rove Police Headquarters. The training launched is in line with the government policy and commitment of ensuring that the Royal Solomon Island Police…

RSIPF and SIAF prepares for the upcoming Parliament resumption

Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) and Solomon Island Assistance Force (SIAF) undergo preparation for the scheduled resumption of Parliament for this year 2022. SIAF recently had additional members from Australia arrive in Honiara to be part of the preparation Team.  SIAF members participated in some RSIPF Public Order Management (POM) interoperability training.  That POM…

NEW NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH LABORATORY OPENED

Solomon Islands is now a step closer to achieving accreditation for testing of products following the opening of a new National Public Health Laboratory office complex last week.  The SBD$1.1million project is funded by the Enhanced Integrated Framework (EIF) through the Solomon Islands – Enhancing Capacity for Agriculture Trade Project (SI-ECAT).  The Enhanced Integrated Framework…

More graduate docs joins NRH medical team as interns

TWENTY-FIVE (25) more graduate doctors now joins the National Referral Hospital (NRH) Medical Team as interns. This followed the completion of the Bridging Program, a year-long teaching program to support the training of returned foreign trained medical graduates of Solomon Islands. The program is part of the SIMPLER (Solomon Islands Medical Partnerships for Learning, Education…

Health team to MOI, rolls out health services

The Ministry of Health and Medical Services (MHMS) has finally made it again to Malaita Outer Islands (MOI) following its first deployment in January this year, that detected COVID-19 cases from the community. Though community transmission in Honiara, followed by Malaita Province, had delayed the 2nd deployment, health through much discussions and mobilization of limited…