1. CHILD CANCER – SOLOMON ISLANDS
REPRESENTATVIES:
CAROL TITIULU
&
JANELLA SOLOMON.

2. overveiw
Population: 500,000 +
Young population structure.

3. ADMISSIONS Total admission: 2004 ( neonatal admissions 800)
Leading causes of admissions:
- malnutrition
- pneumonia
- diarrohea
Children cancer: 27 ( 4 deaths)
Common: leukaemias( common), lymphoma, wilms, CNS

4. STRENGTHS
Hematology
Pathologist, FNAB, bone marrow aspiration/biopsies
Arrangement for confirmation of diagnosis( specimen send to Queensland laboratory for confirmation
Protocol ( same as PNGs)
Cancer registry ( together with adults)

5. WEAKNESSES
Delay in confirmation of diagnosis. Availability of chemotherapy drugs Disposal problem. No separate isolation rooms Human resources- no ownership, not trained

6. Delay presentations (sea transport- main)

7. PATIENT REFERRAL PATHWAY.
National Referral Hospital
( looked after by doctors, specialists, clinical nurse consultant)
Provincial Hospital
( looked after by a general doctor, usually medical registrar)
Area health center
( looked after by cliniccal nurse registered nurse, nurse aide
Rural health center
( looked after by registered nurse)
AIDE POST
Looked after by nurse aide
National Referral Hospital
( looked after by doctors, specialists, clinical nurse consultant)
Provincial Hospital
( looked after by a general doctor, usually medical registrar)
Area health center
( looked after by cliniccal nurse registered nurse, nurse aide
Rural health center
( looked after by registered nurse)
AIDE POST
Looked after by nurse aide

8. Way forward collaborations Twinning
Attending the conference is the starting of this networking.

9. THANK YOU.