TACKLING NCDs IN THE SOLOMON ISLANDS

Quoting Radio New Zealand 30-Apr-2019

>Cardiovascular risk factors and measures needed in the Solomon Islands to tackle non-communicable diseases (NCDs)

TACKLING NCDs IN THE SOLOMON ISLANDS

Quoting Radio New Zealand 30-Apr-2019

In Australia the New Heart Foundation data, released to mark Heart Week, reveals that more than two-thirds of Australian adults have at least three ri

SI: TANGIBLE AID FROM JAPAN

Quoting Radio New Zealand 29-Apr-2019

It was announced in Washington in the United States on 28 March this year that the World Bank was to fund US$51 million for infrastructure projects th

SI: TANGIBLE AID FROM JAPAN

Quoting Radio New Zealand 29-Apr-2019

It was announced in Washington in the United States on 28 March this year that the World Bank was to fund US$51 million for infrastructure projects th

RIOTING AND PROPERTY DAMAGE IN HONIARA

Quoting Radio New Zealand 28-Apr-2019

Last week, following the nomination and election of Solomon Islands Prime Minister there was an outbreak of rioting in Honiara and some considerable p

SI: URGENT NEED FOR WHEELCHAIRS AT THE NRH

Quoting Radio New Zealand 28-Apr-2019

In weeks I have written several times about the great needs of the former patients of the National Referral Hospital still waiting for an artificial l

SI: URGENT NEED FOR WHEELCHAIRS AT THE NRH

Quoting Radio New Zealand 28-Apr-2019

In weeks I have written several times about the great needs of the former patients of the National Referral Hospital still waiting for an artificial l

DENGUE CASES REPORTED IN VANUATU

Quoting Radio New Zealand 27-Apr-2019

Relief Web reports that between the 8th and 16th of April, 42 suspected dengue cases were reported in the capital Port Vila and Luganville.

TONGAN POLICE ARREST A CUSTOMS OFFICIAL

Quoting Radio New Zealand 27-Apr-2019

Police said on Friday they had arrested a senior customs officer on Wednesday after intercepting a drug haul earlier in the week.

DENGUE CASES REPORTED IN VANUATU

Quoting Radio New Zealand 27-Apr-2019

The surge in suspected cases has been linked in part to travel between various Pacific Islands territories

SI: GREAT NEED FOR ENT CLINICAL SERVICES

Quoting Radio New Zealand 25-Apr-2019

A great need for Ear, Nose, and Throat and Audiology clinical services.

SI. NRH DOING MORE WITH LESS.

Quoting Radio New Zealand 25-Apr-2019

A tsunami in 2007 in the Solomon Islands devastated the hospital in Gizo and a year before that terrible incident the Solomon Islands Government had r

SI. NRH DOING MORE WITH LESS.

Quoting Radio New Zealand 25-Apr-2019

General health challenges putting greater strain on the NRH and a hospital doing more with less.

SI: GREAT NEED FOR ENT CLINICAL SERVICES

Quoting Radio New Zealand 25-Apr-2019

Yesterday, I contributed a piece to the media about the reported hearing difficulties said to involve a good number of local school children

ELECTION OF PRIME MINISTER

Quoting Radio New Zealand 24-Apr-2019

“Manasseh Sogavare has been voted in as the prime minister of Solomon Islands for the fourth time. However, it was shrouded in controversy as 15 MPs

NEONATAL MORTALITY AND THE RELEASE OF THE BODY

Quoting Radio New Zealand 24-Apr-2019

Last week I wrote about neonatal mortality at the National Referral Hospital following a distressing and confidential report I had received from a wel

ELECTION OF PRIME MINISTER

Quoting Radio New Zealand 24-Apr-2019

Manasseh Sogavare has been voted in as the prime minister of Solomon Islands for the fourth time. However, it was shrouded in controversy as 15 MPs ab

NEONATAL MORTALITY AND THE RELEASE OF THE BODY

Quoting Radio New Zealand 24-Apr-2019

Last week I wrote about neonatal mortality at the National Referral Hospital following a distressing and confidential report I had received from a wel

THECHALLENGE TO AIRING PUBLIC CONCERNS

Quoting Radio New Zealand 23-Apr-2019

In today’s Solomon Islands there are many concerns needing proper airing concerning a whole host of generally economic and social issues and the cha

SELF CENSORSHIP IN THE PACIFIC

Quoting Radio New Zealand 23-Apr-2019

Democracies across Asia and the Pacific are struggling to resist disinformation and protect press freedoms, according to a new report

THECHALLENGE TO AIRING PUBLIC CONCERNS

Quoting Radio New Zealand 23-Apr-2019

In today’s Solomon Islands there are many concerns needing proper airing concerning a whole host of generally economic and social issues and the cha

SELF CENSORSHIP IN THE PACIFIC

Quoting Radio New Zealand 23-Apr-2019

Democracies across Asia and the Pacific are struggling to resist disinformation and protect press freedoms, according to a new report

MILITARY LOSSES DURING WWII AND JAPANESE ASSISTANCE TO THE SOLOMONS SINCE 1978

Quoting Radio New Zealand 22-Apr-2019

The fierce and prolonged pivotal WWII Battle of Guadalcanal resulted in the deaths of some 38,000 Imperial Japanese soldiers and 7,100 US forces.

MILITARY LOSSES DURING WWII AND JAPANESE ASSISTANCE TO THE SOLOMONS SINCE 1978

Quoting Radio New Zealand 22-Apr-2019

The fierce and prolonged pivotal WWII Battle of Guadalcanal resulted in the deaths of some 38,000 Imperial Japanese soldiers and 7,100 US forces

GROWTH PROSPECTS GOING FORWARD

Quoting Radio New Zealand 21-Apr-2019

I have always considered Easter to be a time for a renewal of faith and the hope for a better world

GROWTH PROSPECTS GOING FORWARD

Quoting Radio New Zealand 21-Apr-2019

I have always considered Easter to be a time for a renewal of faith and the hope for a better world

SI. MONITORING OF SOCIAL CHAT PLATFORMS

Quoting Radio New Zealand 20-Apr-2019

Freedom of expression is guaranteed to Solomon Islanders in terms of Section 12 of Solomon Islands Constitute  although one’s freedom to say what o

SI. MONITORING OF SOCIAL CHAT PLATFORMS

Quoting Radio New Zealand 20-Apr-2019

Freedom of expression is guaranteed to Solomon Islanders in terms of Section 12 of Solomon Islands Constitute  although one’s freedom to say what o

SISBEC OPENS IN MUNDA

Quoting Radio New Zealand 19-Apr-2019

The Solomon Islands Small Business Enterprise Centre (SISBEC) has finally opened its doors on Thursday in Munda, Western province.

SISBEC OPENS ITS DOOR INN MUNDA

Quoting Radio New Zealand 19-Apr-2019

The Solomon Islands Small Business Enterprise Centre (SISBEC) has finally opened its doors on Thursday in Munda, Western province.

DRUG SEIZURE AND ARREST IN TONGA

Quoting Radio New Zealand 19-Apr-2019

Tonga police seized about $US1.2 million worth of methamphetamine during a drug operation this week.

SISBEC OPENS IN MUNDA

Quoting Radio New Zealand 19-Apr-2019

he Solomon Islands Small Business Enterprise Centre (SISBEC) has finally opened its doors on Thursday in Munda, Western province.

SISBEC OPENS ITS DOOR INN MUNDA

Quoting Radio New Zealand 19-Apr-2019

The Solomon Islands Small Business Enterprise Centre (SISBEC) has finally opened its doors on Thursday in Munda, Western province.

DRUG SEIZURE AND ARREST IN TONGA

Quoting Radio New Zealand 19-Apr-2019

A 28 year-old-man was arrested with the drugs at his residence in Fahefa.

SOLOMON ISLANDS BEING RECOGNISED AS TROPICAL PARADISE FOR HOLIDAYS AMIDST AZURE WATERS

Quoting Radio New Zealand 18-Apr-2019

It took a while for the Solomon Islands be fully realized has having some of the best dive sites in the world and  unique for its glorious tropical a

GLOBAL CHILD NUTRITIONAL PROGRAM SEEKING SI GOVERNMENT CONTACT

Quoting Radio New Zealand 18-Apr-2019

I have been contacted by a Survey Associate for the Global Child Nutrition Foundation, based in Seattle in the United States and provided with the fol

SOLOMON ISLANDS BEING RECOGNISED AS TROPICAL PARADISE FOR HOLIDAYS AMIDST AZURE WATERS

Quoting Radio New Zealand 18-Apr-2019

It took a while for the Solomon Islands be fully realized has having some of the best dive sites in the world and  unique for its glorious tropical a

GLOBAL CHILD NUTRITIONAL PROGRAM SEEKING SI GOVERNMENT CONTACT

Quoting Radio New Zealand 18-Apr-2019

I have been contacted by a Survey Associate for the Global Child Nutrition Foundation, based in Seattle in the United States and provided with the fol

MEDICINE SHORTAGE IN VANUATU

Quoting Radio New Zealand 16-Apr-2019

Patients have been affected by shortages of various drugs, particularly the antibiotic amoxycillin, which has caused treatments to be delayed.

SI: HOPING TO REPLACE LOGGING WITH A GROWING TOURISM TRADE

Quoting Radio New Zealand 16-Apr-2019

Foreign news reports seem, on the whole, to have concluded that the recent election went fairly well and the attention in the most recent news reports

SI: HOPING TO REPLACE LOGGING WITH A GROWING TOURISM TRADE

Quoting Radio New Zealand 16-Apr-2019

Foreign news reports seem, on the whole, to have concluded that the recent election went fairly well and the attention in the most recent news reports

MEDICINE SHORTAGE IN VANUATU

Quoting Radio New Zealand 16-Apr-2019

Patients have been affected by shortages of various drugs, particularly the antibiotic amoxycillin, which has caused treatments to be delayed

SI: PRODUCTS PROMOTION

Quoting Radio New Zealand 13-Apr-2019

Five Solomon Islands local businesses participated in this year’s Pacific Trade Invest (PTI) New Zealand’s Path to Market programme in Auckland

EXPLORING POTENTIAL MARKETS IN NZ

Quoting Radio New Zealand 13-Apr-2019

Five Solomon Islands local businesses are participating in this year’s Pacific Trade Invest (PTI) New Zealand’s Path to Market programme in Auckla

DENGUE EPIDEMIC IN TAHITI

Quoting Radio New Zealand 13-Apr-2019

The French Polynesian government has declared a dengue type 2 epidemic on the island of Tahiti

SI: APPRECIATING THE NRH AND STAFF

Quoting Radio New Zealand 13-Apr-2019

The labour ward at the National Referral Hospital (NRH) was boosted last week with the donation of five new maternity beds to be used by pregnant moth

SI: PRODUCTS PROMOTION

Quoting Radio New Zealand 13-Apr-2019

Five Solomon Islands local businesses participated in this year’s Pacific Trade Invest (PTI) New Zealand’s Path to Market programme in Auckland.

EXPLORING POTENTIAL MARKETS IN NZ

Quoting Radio New Zealand 13-Apr-2019

Five Solomon Islands local businesses are participating in this year’s Pacific Trade Invest (PTI) New Zealand’s Path to Market programme in Auckla

DENGUE EPIDEMIC IN TAHITI

Quoting Radio New Zealand 13-Apr-2019

French Polynesia had been spared a dengue type 2 epidemic for about two decades which means that the public has low immunity to the disease.

SI: APPRECIATING THE NRH AND STAFF

Quoting Radio New Zealand 13-Apr-2019

The labour ward at the National Referral Hospital (NRH) was boosted last week with the donation of five new maternity beds to be used by pregnant moth

CLIMATE RELATED MIGRATION

Quoting Radio New Zealand 12-Apr-2019

The International Organisation for Migration in Fiji has begun a project to help Pacific governments strengthen human responses to climate related mig

CLIMATE RELATED MIGRATION

Quoting Radio New Zealand 12-Apr-2019

The International Organisation for Migration in Fiji has begun a project to help Pacific governments strengthen human responses to climate related mig

MORE KIRIBATI WORKERS WANT WORK IN AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND

Quoting Radio New Zealand 11-Apr-2019

The Kiribati parliament is to ask New Zealand and Australia to take more i-Kiribati workers in their seasonal worker schemes

MORE KIRIBATI WORKERS WANT WORK IN AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND

Quoting Radio New Zealand 11-Apr-2019

The Kiribati parliament is to ask New Zealand and Australia to take more i-Kiribati workers in their seasonal worker schemes.

PACIFIC UNDERSEA NETWORK CABLE

Quoting Radio New Zealand 10-Apr-2019

Work is set to start on an undersea internet cable which will connect Fiji, Kiribati and Tokelau.

THEME SONG FOR THE 2023 PACIFIC GAMES

Quoting Radio New Zealand 10-Apr-2019

The 2023 Honiara Pacific Games National Hosting Authority (NHA) is inviting musicians of all ages across the country to composure the theme song for t

THEME SONG FOR THE 2023 PACIFIC GAMES

Quoting Radio New Zealand 10-Apr-2019

The 2023 Honiara Pacific Games National Hosting Authority (NHA) is inviting musicians of all ages across the country to composure the theme song for t

PACIFIC UNDERSEA NETWORK CABLE

Quoting Radio New Zealand 10-Apr-2019

Work is set to start on an undersea internet cable which will connect Fiji, Kiribati and Tokelau

TAIWANESE RESEARCHER SAYS SOLOMONS AT HIGH RISK OF FACING A TSUNAMI

Quoting Radio New Zealand 09-Apr-2019

SOLOMON Islands is at a high risk of facing tsunami because more than 200 kilometers of its subduction zone is found underwater, says a Taiwanese rese

SI: EX_ PATIENTS AWAIT POSTHETIC LIMBS

Quoting Radio New Zealand 09-Apr-2019

For the past few years I have written about and been concerned over the plight of those ex-patients of the National Referral Hospital

TAIWANESE RESEARCHER SAYS SOLOMONS AT HIGH RISK OF FACING A TSUNAMI

Quoting Radio New Zealand 09-Apr-2019

SOLOMON Islands is at a high risk of facing tsunami because more than 200 kilometers of its subduction zone is found underwater, says a Taiwanese rese

SI: EX_ PATIENTS AWAIT POSTHETIC LIMBS

Quoting Radio New Zealand 09-Apr-2019

For the past few years I have written about and been concerned over the plight of those ex-patients of the National Referral Hospital, now numbering m

LEADERSHIP IN RELATION TO SURGICAL NEEDS OF PATIENTS IN THE SOLOMON ISLANDS

Quoting Radio New Zealand 08-Apr-2019

Leadership is about making others better as a result of your presence and making sure that impact lasts in your absence.” Sheryl Sanberg

SOLOMONS CARETAKER PM RETURNS AFTER GENERAL ELECTION

Quoting Radio New Zealand 08-Apr-2019

Caretaker Prime Minister Rick Houenipwela has retained his seat of Small Malaita. He is a member of the Democratic Alliance Party (DAP).

LEADERSHIP IN RELATION TO SURGICAL NEEDS OF PATIENTS IN THE SOLOMON ISLANDS

Quoting Radio New Zealand 08-Apr-2019

Leadership is about making others better as a result of your presence and making sure that impact lasts in your absence.

SOLOMONS CARETAKER PM RETURNS AFTER GENERAL ELECTION

Quoting Radio New Zealand 08-Apr-2019

Caretaker Prime Minister Rick Houenipwela has retained his seat of Small Malaita. He is a member of the Democratic Alliance Party (DAP).

POLICE MEDIA USE

Quoting Radio New Zealand 03-Apr-2019

As we have all seen very evidently in the past few months leading up to today’s General Election but even prior to that during the time the Regional

POLICING WITHOUT GUNS

Quoting Radio New Zealand 03-Apr-2019

I was struck by a story relayed by Radio New Zealand today which told of how the soldiers, men and women, of the New Zealand Defence Force helped to r

POLICE MEDIA USE

Quoting Radio New Zealand 03-Apr-2019

As we have all seen very evidently in the past few months leading up to today’s General Election but even prior to that during the time the Regional

POLICING WITHOUT GUNS

Quoting Radio New Zealand 03-Apr-2019

I was struck by a story relayed by Radio New Zealand today which told of how the soldiers, men and women, of the New Zealand Defence Force helped to r

14 CONFIRMED CASES OF DENGUE

Quoting Radio New Zealand 02-Apr-2019

There are now 14 confirmed cases of type 1 dengue in the Cook Islands.

MORE HOSPITAL EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES FOR THE SOLOMON ISLANDS NRH

Quoting Radio New Zealand 02-Apr-2019

Take My Hands Charity Trust in New Zealand (my partner charity) informed me in a letter today that a 20 foot container of medical supplies and equipme

SI: AQUCULTURE CENTRE FOR ARULIGO ON THE FORMER ICLARM SITE

Quoting Radio New Zealand 02-Apr-2019

The Solomon Islands Ministry of Fisheries has taken the major step forward in realizing its goal to re-develop the former ICLARM site at Aruligo, West

14 CONFIRMED CASES OF DENGUE

Quoting Radio New Zealand 02-Apr-2019

The outbreak, which is concentrated on the main island of Rarotonga, has escalated since it was declared in early March

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