Health Archive May 2023
Primary Health Care is Backbone of the Health System
The Solomon Islands Health Permanent Secretary Mrs. Pauline McNeil commends Commonwealth for its continuous encouragement for member states to invest more in Primary Health Care as the best health care strategy for achieving Universal Health Coverage.
Medical Lab Technicians Acquire License for Medical Clearance Airfreighting
Around seven provincial medical lab technicians in the Solomon Islands received training and have successfully acquired license to clear dangerous goods and infectious substances for air freight (or airlift).
Commonwealth Health Ministers Pledge to Work Together
Solomon Islands join other Commonwealth Health Ministers and Heads of Delegation to reaffirm their commitment to achieving universal health coverage (UHC) and ensuring the most vulnerable and marginalised have equal access to health services across the 56 member countries by 2030.
Tulagi Hospital to Receive Upgrade
The Solomon Islands Ministry of Health and Medical Services (MHMS) with funding support from the World Bank is ready to kick off renovation and upgrade work of Tulagi Hospital in the Central Islands Province.