Health

BY MIKE TUA ALICE Bouka is pleased to be an HIV Community Advocator of the Ministry of Health Medical Services, HIV Prevention Unit.  She is a former untrained primary school teacher, who has over the years...

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...

BY MIKE TUA EVERY blood donations an individual makes really does count, so it is only right that they are recognized for their contributions to save countless lives in the country. This year, a female lifesaver,...

BY MIKE TUA ROSEMARY Kafa is a nutritionist/dietician who professionally trained in human nutrition. Through the course of her career Mrs. Kafa has worked as a clinical dietician at the Ministry of Health and Medical Services;...

BY IAN KAUKUI A LOCAL Market vendor,Stephany Ramo in Honiara has confirmed the use of chemical on her produce before selling them at the market. The vendor revealed that currently in Honiara Market vendors are practicing...

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...

BY ESTHER NURIA SMOKING is a practice in which a substance is burned and the resulting smoke breathed in to be tasted and absorbed into the blood stream. Smoking related diseases have shown to kill approximately...

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...

BY MIKE TUA CERVICAL cancer is a serious disease that can be contracted by women and girls throughout the world. In Solomon Islands, it’s the biggest cancer killer of women after breast cancer and many...

BY ESTHER NURIA WITH the startling rise in rape cases in the country, the Solomon Women Newspaper has taken the initiative this week to forward questions to one of the Organizations, who have chosen to...