THE Minister of the Ministry of Health and Medical Services (MHMS), Dr Culwick Togamana together with officials from his ministry will leave the country on Sunday to visit Guizhou Province in the People’s Republic of China.
During the visit, the Minister Togamana and his officials will visit the affiliated Hospital of the Guizhou Medical University and the University itself.
The official visit is part of the Medical Corporation between Beijing and Honiara established in February 2022.
The purpose of the visit is to reinforce the cooperation between the health and medical teams of Guizhou and the Solomon Islands, create opportunities especially the training, twining and inter-hospital relationship between MHMS, NRH and the Technical Memorandum of Understanding between Affiliated Hospital of the Guizhou Medical University (AHGMU) in the coming years.
In addition, the officials will also have the opportunity to meet different authorities who have worked hard behind this cooperation and advocated for support in developing and improving the NRH.
During the dialogues, both parties will discuss how to facilitate and operationalise the training, twining mode, systems and equipment upgrading mechanisms. Secondary to this is to show the essence of the cooperation, which will benefit Solomon Islands as well as the credibility of the organisation politically and professionally, whilst also maintaining the technical integrity of the cooperation.
MHMS acknowledges the Government of China for fully sponsoring the travel. The delegation will return on 6 August.
– MHMS
