Health

Melanie Continues Battle against Uterine Cancer

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BY JOHN HOUANIHAU WHEN aged 29, June Melanie Pelomo started experiencing continuous severe lower back and hip bone pain with abnormal bleeding when she was initially working at a meat company called Teys Australia Beenleigh...

Florence Isihanua: A Journey of Faith, Strength and Surviving Cancer

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BY ORGCLINIC CONSULTANCY FLORENCE Isihanua is a woman who knows the meaning of strength. As a wife, mother of three, entrepreneur and a cancer survivor, she has faced challenges that anyone would ever imagine. Yet,...

Rise Despite Adversities and Challenges

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BY CHRIS ALEX ‘Rise despite adversities and challenges’ would best describe 37-year-old Stella Munamua who made her way to becoming the manageress of the ABM Medico Logistics private lab, despite years of being a housewife...

Emergency Nurse Find Saving Lives Most Rewarding

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BY JOY OFASIA KRISTLEE Horoto, a senior emergency nurse consultant for the Emergency Department at the National Referral Hospital, says the most rewarding part of being a nurse is saving lives. “Being a nurse, the most...

Naha Clinic’s New Birthing Centre: A Dream Come True

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BY JOY OFASIA FOR years, Ellen Miza Vunagi Jilini, the Nursing in Charge for Naha Clinic, has worked in overcrowded facilities with limited resources. Now, as the Naha Birthing and Urban Health Centre nears completion,...

COVID Situation Took it’s Toll On 73 yr Old Vendor Grandmother

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BY KHAMA LINCOLN ISLES MEDIA FREELANCE REPORTER IN GIZO TOWARDS the end of last month during the festive season, 73-year-old, Kolombangara woman, Susana Matekolo said, corona virus pandemic does not affect her sales, as a vendor...

Giving the Relaxing Strokes to Unwind

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BY ALEX DADAMU Getting a massage is more a necessity than a luxury because it benefits health and wellness according to Mrs. Joan Rahemi. Joan who is from Makira Province is a local masseur and has...

Choiseul Woman Shares Her Story Battling Cancer

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30-year-old June Melanie Pelomo from the remote region of Choiseul Province in the Solomon Islands diagnosed with Uterine (Womb) Cancer has shared a heart-breaking picture and story as part of her awareness that she...

Video: FIRST EVER NATIONAL FEMINIST FORUM SUCCESSFULLY HELD

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THE First Ever National Feminist Forum for Solomon Islands was successfully held at the holy cross hall in Honiara. The inaugural event was organized by the Solomon National Feminist Working Group from Monday 5th to...

High Demand for Female Contraceptive/Family Planning Methods

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BY JOHN HOUANIHAU MANY women in the country are often visiting the Solomon Islands Planned Parenthood Association to seek advises on family planning and contraceptive methods. Solomon Island Parenthood Association’s (SIPPA) Community-Based Educator and Distributor, Silas...