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23 October 2025

Reinforcing Collaborative Surveillance in Solomon Islands for Timely, Coordinated Health Emergencies Response

The Solomon Islands Ministry of Health and Medical Services (MHMS), in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO) and key national stakeholders, has taken decisive acti ...

15 October 2025

Media release

Solomon Islands Reports Zero COVID-19 Vaccine–Related Deaths — Global Data Show Millions of Lives Saved

The World Health Organization Solomon Islands Country Office notes today’s front-page headline in The Island Sun, “ZERO COVID VAX DEATHS”, in which Minister of Health and Medical S ...

9 October 2025

Media release

MHMS and WHO conduct workshop on International Health Regulations and Public Health Law in Solomon Islands

The Ministry of Health and Medical Services (MHMS) with support from the World Health Organization (WHO) yesterday successfully held a workshop on International Health Regulations ...

24 September 2025

News release

Harnessing global standards to make food safer in Honiara

The Ministry of Health and Medical Services (MHMS), through its Food Safety Unit, in partnership with Honiara City Council and Guadalcanal Province, successfully conducted a two-da ...

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5 December 2024

The Solomon Islands fortifies food safety procedures in partnership with WHO

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17 October 2025

5 things to know about breast cancer in Samoa

26 September 2025

The Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) stands better prepared to face future emergencies after WHO-led risk profiling and emergency surge workforce exercise

17 September 2025

“Technology in our pocket”: How point-of-care ultrasound is helping reshape patient care in Samoa