TULAGI COMMUNITY DEEPLY APPRECIATE TULAGI HOSPITAL REFURBISHMENT PROJECT
Various Communities in and around Tulagi in the Central Islands Province showed their appreciation and gratitude towards the newly refurbished Tulagi Hospital by presenting traditional gifts to the National Government, the World Bank and various stakeholders involved in the hospital improvement project.
Communities from Hagalu, Haleta, Halavo, Voloa and Savo brought baskets of roots crops including yam and taro, fish and 5 pigs to show their appreciation and gratitude for the new hospital facility.
Speaking while handing over baskets of root crops and a pig, community representatives from each of these 5 communities expressed their heartfelt thanks for the new hospital.
“We are very excited and very grateful to have this new hospital at our doorstep. Our people are indebted for this lovely gift which will ensure we receive improved and quality health care in our own province. We cannot give you much to compare how happy we are, but to show our deepest appreciation and heartfelt gratitude, through these traditional gifts of shell money, food and pork, to show how we feel today.”
Five representatives from each of the communities came forward individually to present gifts to the Ministry of Health and Medical Services, the Office of the Prime Minister, the Ministry of National Planning and Development Coordination, the Ministry Finance and Treasury, the MP for Ngella Constituency and Super Construction Company Limited.
The launch of the refurbished hospital project included a plaque unveiling, a tour around the new hospital facility led by the World Bank Project Management Unit Infrastructure team and the Provincial Health Director, which concluded with feasting and traditional dancing entertainment.
The hospital currently serves around more than 30,000 people from Tulagi, including surrounding communities from Russell, Ngella and Savo, thus the launch and handover of the refurbished hospital is a significant milestone in the history of healthcare in Ngella.
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CIP Youths performing cultural dances during the event
Figure 5 CIP Community Members shows their token of appreciation by shaking hands with Health Minister Dr Bosawai
Figure 6 CIP Premier Hon Michael Salini and Health Minister Dr Bosawai during presentation of gifts
Figure 7 CIP Premier Hon Michael Salini shaking hands with PMU Project Manager Mr. Harry Kereseka during presentation of gifts
Figure 8 CIP Deputy Premier shaking hands with WB Finance and Health Consultation Mr. Michael Mike during presentation of gifts