AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoHealth Diplomacy: Foreign Affairs Minister Rick Houenipwela met the Philippines Ambassador in Honiara, with health cooperation talks under a Memorandum of Understanding nearing internal clearance. Tobacco Control: Nauru introduced a one-day annual ban on tobacco sales and imports under a new law, citing non-communicable disease prevention; the move targets all tobacco products including e-cigarettes. Maternal Care Training: Solomon Islands’ National Referral Hospital completed a specialised maternal health training (May 13–14) with Australian support, focusing on safer labour monitoring and fetal heart surveillance for mothers and newborns. Primary Health Care Strengthening: Malaita held a Provincial Health Summit in Auki (May 18–22) to assess primary health care performance and agree practical improvement actions, supported by Australia. WASH in Schools: Vavalu Primary School in Guadalcanal received new water, sanitation and handwashing facilities (May 28), improving hygiene and boosting attendance—especially for girls during menstruation. Regional Health Partnership: Japan reaffirmed its health support after a courtesy visit to the new Health Minister, highlighting progress on the Kilu’ufi Hospital improvement project in Malaita.
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