Addressing NCDs in Solomon Islands
Women working on nutritional projects, part of an education programme to prevent NCDs by promoting a healthy diet.
Source: WHO / Neil Nuia Friday, 14 May 2021 08:58 AM
In response to rising rates of noncommunicable diseases, NCD Coordinators like Virginia Legaile work with patients to improve their health from a holistic perspective.
Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cancer and chronic lung diseases are the leading cause of death in Solomon Islands. They are also a major cause of morbidity and mortality in a country where health facilities were designed to treat acute illness.
In response, WHO worked in tandem with Solomon Islands’ Ministry of Health and provincial governments to provide technical and strategic advice in establishing the SoIPEN (Solomon Islands Package of Essential Noncommunicable Disease) programme. SoIPEN is a systems-based initiative that enables government health facilitie
NGOs Launch Government Budget Guide for Citizens
The guide is said to be a tool that will guide DSE and its member organizations to assist and enable communities to fully participate in the national budget preparation process, advocate and monitor its implementation.
Source: BBC Friday, 14 May 2021 10:05 AM
A simplified budget guide for Solomon Islanders was launched on Monday by the Development Services Exchange (DSE).
Called the Citizen Budget Guide, the information in the booklet seeks to provide an understanding of how the government national budget works.
Speaking to
Solomon Times Online, DSE General Secretary, Jennifer Wate says the guide was created with the intention to help the ordinary Solomon Islander understand in the simplest form the government’s national budget.
Vanuatu s main international airport Bauerfield at Port Vila
Photo: RNZI/Beverley Tse
French ambassador in Vanuatu summoned
Vanuatu s director general of Foreign Affairs, Kalfau Kaloris, has summoned the French ambassador, Pierre Fournier, over an apparent breach of the country s Covid-19 state of emergency.
On Friday 30th April a French military plane made two attempts to land at Bauerfield International Airport despite not having clearance to do so.
The chief executive of the Civil Aviation Authority, Jackie Langani, said the aircraft couldn t land at Bauerfield because the authorities hadn t been informed about its mission.
She said the aircraft, which was on a training flight from New Caledonia, breached the state of emergency imposed to control Covid.
The DCGA Government is committed in building a more equitable and inclusive economy by improving the social and economic livelihoods of all Solomon Islanders.
The church Share
Dear editor,
I just want to make my comment to what Mr. Wale said in the article concerning the church in regards to its roles.
Solomon Islands is a Christian country, what Wale said was really true. The church must not be quiet about anything if its not consistent with the church.
The church should be like a watchdog or a whistle-blower to the government. It should not be blind-folded by money or our culture as Wale has rightly stated, but should independently watch out for policies that are not consistent with our so called Christian principles.