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The Minister for Health and Medical Services, Hon Paul Bosawai, has visited the site of the new Naha Birthing and Urban Health Centre with Australia’s Ambassador for Global Health, Dr Lucas de Toca, who is in Solomon Islands on an official visit.

Two fully-equipped portable clinics are being installed by Australia at the site of the new Naha Birthing and Urban Health Centre to ensure uninterrupted healthcare continues during construction.

Community spirit is alive at the construction site of the new Naha Birthing and Urban Health Centre, with local artists celebrating community and their heroes of health.

Over 25 leaders from Naha and surrounding communities in East Honiara have endorsed the next steps for the construction of the new SBD250m/AUD45m Naha Birthing and Urban Health Centre.

Construction of the new SBD250m/AUD45m Naha Birthing and Urban Health Centre in East Honiara has officially commenced.

An official environment report has recommended that development consent be granted for the new SBD150-million Australian-funded Naha Birthing and Urban Health Centre in Honiara.

In compliance with sections 22 and 24 of the Environment Act, the Director of the Environment and Conservation Division under the Ministry of Environment, Climate Change, Disaster Management and Meteorology, is holding a meeting at 10 am on the 11th of April at the Kimisi Hall with the Naha Community to present the Public Environment Report for the Naha Birthing and Urban Health Centre project. Various notices of the meeting have been shared in the community.

Ground-breaking for Naha Birthing and Urban Health Centre The Minister for Health and Medical Services Dr Culwick Togamana and the Australian High Commissioner Dr Lachlan Strahan participated in a ground-breaking ceremony yesterday for the Naha Birthing and Urban Health Centre. The Centre is a flagship SBD150 million investment in the health of Solomon Islanders funded by the Australian Government.

The Australian and Solomon Islands governments have announced that works are set to recommence on the SBD150m Naha Birthing and Urban Health Centre in Honiara under SIIP. The redesigned 34-bed facility will significantly improve health outcomes with a high quality, modern and durable building.