Health Archive September 2011
Ministry of Health to Build Provincial Capacity
The Solomon Islands Ministry of Health and Medical services says it has begun working on a policy change to increase the capacity of provincial health services in the country.
UNICEF Assists with Birth Registration
The United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund or UNICEF has launched a campaign to register all births in Solomon Islands by 2015.
'Writeshop' Accelerates Pacific HIV Law Reform
High Level representatives from the Justice, Health and Civil Society Organizations from Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Tuvalu and Vanuatu gather in Nadi to share their experience on human rights compliant HIV Policies and Laws.
Athlete Showing Symptoms of Swine Flu
Five athletes have been admitted at the National Referral hospital after contracting a viral infection in New Caledonia during the Pacific Games.
Non-Communicable Diseases Remains a Threat
While at their retreat in Auckland last week, Solomon Islands together with other Forum Leaders have declared that the 'Pacific is in a Non-Communicable Diseases (NCD) crisis'.