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Renbel Health Workers Complete IPC Guideline Awareness Training

Rennell and Bellona Health workers successfully complete Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) Guideline Awareness Training An Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) Guideline Awareness Training supported by the World Bank through COVID-19 Emergency Preparedness and Response project, within the Ministry of Health and Medical Services (MHMS) was recently conducted for healthcare facilities in Rennell and Bellona Provinces.

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MFAET Delivers Dehydrator Machine to Cathliro Commodities with PACER Plus Support

MFAET Delivers Dehydrator Machine to Cathliro Commodities with PACER Plus Support Cathliro Commodities, a women-led and locally owned cocoa producer and exporter, was officially handed over a food dehydrator machine today. The new equipment, funded by the Pacific Agreement on Closer Economic Relations (PACER) Plus Work Programme, is set to enhance the company’s capacity to

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Energy Minister on why SIWA was removed from SOE status

Energy Minister on why SIWA was removed from SOE status Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Mines, Energy, and Rural Electrification (MMERE), Hon. Bradley Tovosia says the removal of the Solomon Islands Water Authority (SIWA) as a State Own Enterprise (SOE) was necessary to ensure the Authority is strengthened to deliver its mandated public services.

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Talks underway with MPG on relocation of vulnerable communities

Talks underway with Malaita Provincial Government on relocation of vulnerable communities The National Government through the Ministry of Lands, Housing and Survey (MLHS) is discussing with the Malaita Provincial Government to assist in implementing climate change adaptation strategies for the relocation and resettlement of communities affected by climate change. Lands Minister Hon. Polycarp Paea announced

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Lands Minister underscores priority tasks to address

The Minister for Lands, Housing and Survey, Hon. Polycarp Paea has outlined the Ministry’s key policy priority subjects as mandated by the Government’s 100-day programme. These included the Customary Land Recording Program, the Greater Honiara Urban Development Strategy and Action Plan (GHUDSAP), and addressing illegal squatter Settlements around Honiara city. Speaking in response to the

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Advancing within MHMS to Mainstream Disability in the Health Sector

Advancing within MHMS to Mainstream Disability in the Health Sector The Ministry of Health and Medical Services (MHMS) National Rehabilitation and Disability Division, as the government’s disability focal point, in collaboration with the WHO Country Office and the WHO Western Pacific Regional Office – Disability and Rehabilitation, completed a one-day awareness and policy dialogue session

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ADB, Partners to Help Solomon Islands Transition to Renewable Energy

ADB, Partners to Help Solomon Islands Transition to Renewable Energy HONIARA, SOLOMON ISLANDS (12 September 2024)– The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of Solomon Islands are joining other partners to help Solomon Islands transition to renewable energy with a transformational project that will accelerate renewable energy generation and battery storage system installation, support

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Lata Hospital Blessed with Essential Medicine and Medical Supplies

Lata Hospital Blessed with Essential Medicine and Medical Supplies Lata Hospital on Tuesday this week, received a batch of medicine and medical supplies flown into the island onboard the Solomon Airlines Dash 8 aircraft chartered by the Australian Government, carrying officials from both the Solomon Islands and Australian Government to launch the Lata Bio Medical

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