Rise Despite Adversities and Challenges
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...
High Demand for Female Contraceptive/Family Planning Methods
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...
Revolting Tale of Attempted Sexual Abuse Revealed
BY REBECCA MACKIN
Solomon Women Newspaper (SWN): Can you please tell me your name?
Anonymous (A): I am not quite comfortable to give you my name. But I’m confident to tell my story.
SWN: You have anything...
Melanie Continues Battle against Uterine Cancer
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...
Solomon Islands’ First Oral Surgeon
BY JOY OFASIA
For the first time, the Solomon Islands has recorded its first Oral Surgeon, 36-year-old Dr. Grace Mali Mamupio, who hails from Dunde Village, Munda, and New Jella in the North New Georgia...
Understanding Women Living With HIV Can Help Save Lives
BY MIKE TUA
“I felt very sad when I first knew I had HIV, I had a lot of major regrets, thinking back how my parents have invested a lot of money on my school...
Workshop Deepens Understanding to Help Victims of Violence
BY JEFFREY TAFOLEHE
INCREASING domestic violence in Solomon Islands is being blamed for the rise in the number of women and children seeking shelter in a care-centre in Honiara.
Known to be the only centre or...
Ministry of Health Rolls Out Training on Antenatal Care Guidelines
THE Ministry of Health and Medical Services (MHMS) is rolling out training on the updated Antenatal Care (ANC) guideline for doctors and nurses across the country.
This week second cohort of around 20 doctors and...
Country’s Food System Underperform: PS Agriculture, Mrs. Ethel Frances
BY ALEX DADAMU
THE Solomon Islands' contemporary food systems were underperforming even before the COVID-19 Health Pandemic and have seen its worst since.
This was according to the Permanent Secretary for the Ministry of Agriculture and...
Family Support Centre Conducts GBV Training in Gizo
THE Family Support Centre (FSC) Senior Management Team is delighted to have conduct a 5 days of intensive Training of Trainers (ToT) on the Gender Base Violence Facilitator’s manual.
The ToT was attended by four...
