By RODRICK DESURI

Auki

Renovations on the Sinamuari Clinic in West Kwaio, Malaita Province, is progressing and is close to completion.

The completion of the staff house will support and boost service provision at the clinic by providing another room for a new nurse to serve.

Registered nurse Maxly Ruma’a at the clinic said staff house is what they have long cried for.

He said it will help accommodate a nurse closer to the clinic, allowing them to serve sick patients at quicker.

“We have only two staff houses. So, it means we have only two nurses serving here, but this is still not enough for us when there is an outbreak of any sickness,” he said.

“So, by looking at the new staff house when it is completed, it will provide space for another nurse to come and help us here.”

He stressed that another challenge they face is the population of the clinic’s catchment area, which is around 2,000 people.

Hs mentioned that with the staff house, it will bring another nurse to help them.

“We have many people in our clinic catchment area from our experience. With the new nurse coming in, we will serve people day and night when they come for medical treatments,” he said.

Meanwhile, Ruma’a lauded Australia for funding the new staff house for Sinamuari clinic.

“I thank the Australian government for funding this staff house. This is what my people need for a new nurse to come and stay close to our clinic,” he said.

“This will boost our services here whenever any emergency cases or sick patients knock at our doorstep,” he added.

The Sinamuari staff house is one of the funded projects by the Australian Government under the Australian Solomon Islands Community Partnership Programme.

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