BY JOHN HOUANIHAU

The Vura clinic in Northwest Guadalcanal is temporarily closed.

Dr Ray Seleso, Provincial Health Director for Guadalcanal Province, said the clinic was closed as of Thursday last week.

He said that this is to allow for important renovation work due to termite damage and the need to improve the clinic’s WASH facilities and staff house.

He said that the renovation will be supported by the Solomon Islands Government, Ministry of Health and Medical Services (MHMS) through the Guadalcanal Province (GP) Health Grant.

Seleso said the renovation work is expected to take approximately six weeks to reach completion.

He said that community members are kindly requested to seek health services at the Mamara Area Health Centre during this period.

“We sincerely thank you for your patience and understanding as we work to improve the clinic for better and safer health services in the future,” Seleso said.

He said with the recent increase in the provincial health budget, GP Health was able to renovate and reopen three facilities in 2025.

According to Seleso, this will be the first renovation project for this year, with several others planned.

“A significant portion of the renovation budget will be allocated to the reconstruction of the burned-down New Tenabuti Clinic, which will slightly reduce the funds available for other renovation works,” he said.

Photo credit: Dr Ray Seleso

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