Health Archive September 2008

WHO, Honiara, Provides Information on Melamine

The World Health Organisation (WHO) representative in Honiara, Dr. Jeffrey Hii has said that the use of the chemical melamine in baby formula in Mainland China is an issue of serious concern.

Health and Customs Working Together on Confiscated Goods

The Ministry of Health together with the Customs Office will be working together to tackle the imports of the White Rabbit Candies said to contain the industrial chemical, Melamine.

White Rabbit Candy Ordered Off the Shelves in Honiara

Health authorities in Honiara are taking no chances, White Rabbit Candies, said to contain Sanlu milk and hence the possibility of being tainted with melamine, have been ordered off the shelves of shops in Honiara.

National Pharmacy Begins Week Long Conference

Twenty-eight pharmacy officers and senior pharmacy division staff are meeting in Honiara this week for a week long conference which aims to update their knowledge and address key concerns within the National Pharmacy Division.

SCA Takes HIV Awareness to Motels and Hotels

Save the Children Australia (SCA) in the Solomon Islands is expanding its HIV and AIDS awareness programs to hotels and motels operating in and around Honiara, in an effort to contain the spread of the HIV and AIDS virus believed to be spreading at a high rate in the country.

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