BY BEN BILUA
GIZO

MINISTER of Health and Medical Services for Western Province, Kenneth George has welcomed the health officials and donor partners to Gizo, Western Province for the National Healthy Settings Conference.

In his welcome speech, George stressed that it’s not often that Gizo hosts such a huge gathering of representatives from every province in Solomon Islands.

However, he said that it’s always a good feeling to host such an important event as the outcome will make a difference nationwide.

George said Gizo has a population of 7000 people with communities scattered around the island.

He also said that Gizo is surrounded by attractive resorts that continues to attract both domestic and international tourists.

George wishes the conference nothing but the best to develop the country’s health and medical service’s strategy.

“On behalf of the provincial government and people of Western Province, I would like to render you our warmest greeting and heartfelt welcome we as congregate for the whole week here in Gizo to mull our strategies, plans, interventions and resolution to tackle our ever-challenging health sector.

“I do not know but I believe while some of you may have been here before, I’m sure there are some of you whom it maybe your first time to Gizo,” he said.

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