December 2, 2023
By Sepehr Lajevardi
. DAISI began 2023 with a strategic and ambitious plan of one subspecialty surgical trip…
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April 3, 2023
by Dr Gary McKay
It is with a great sense of relief and excitement that DAISI has finally been…
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April 22, 2021
by Dr Gary McKay
With no end in sight for the COVID travel bans, it was suggested at the…
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January 15, 2021
by Barry Barford
When shipping medical equipment overseas it’s easy to overlook and get caught out by obstructive…
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January 14, 2021
By Mavis Nishimura Podokolo
GIZO hospital in Western Province this week received medical gifts worth AUD10,000, it is reported.…
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December 6, 2020
By Ian Hosking Richards
The recently opened 56-bed field hospital in Honiara, which has been totally funded by Solomon…
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October 5, 2020
By Robert Iroga
Solomon Islands has recorded its first confirmed COVID-19 case today, in its capital Honiara. The…
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October 1, 2020
By Nili Hali
As part of its clinical governance process, Doctors Assisting In-South Pacific Islands (DAISI)'s Founder and…
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May 28, 2020
By Barry Barford
Swire Shipping, which practically has the monopoly on cargo shipping services to Papua New Guinea…
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April 16, 2020
By Elvis Japhlet
Dr Elvis Japhlet takes selfie of the third DAISI shipping container this year to arrive…
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April 9, 2020
By Barry Barford
Photo courtesy Freightwaves. It’s sometimes hard to comprehend the speed at which COVID-19 has spread…
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April 6, 2020
By Dr Elvis Japhlet
.r Sopas Hospital staff in front of the second shipping container delivered this year. On…
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March 27, 2020
By Michael Kabuni
Papua New Guinea (PNG) became the first country in the South-Pacific to declare a state…
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March 26, 2020
by Dr Sepehr Lajevardi
Unfortunately due to COVID-19 pandemic, and lock-down measures, it has been announced today to all…
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March 24, 2020
By Tess Newton Cain and Dan McGarry
What has happened in the South-Pacific this week? French Polynesia is one of the worst-affected…
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March 18, 2020
By Nili Hali
DAISI Founder and Colorectal surgeon Dr Gary McKay suspended all future DAISI trips to the…
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March 11, 2020
by Christophe Berney
DAISI made the difficult decision today to postpone the planned Winter Solstice Charity Ball scheduled…
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March 10, 2020
By Nili Hali
DAISI trips scheduled for March and April to the remote Highlands of Papua New Guinea…
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March 3, 2020
By Sepehr Lajevardi
The NRH Paediatrics team using the Guideline Host app in Honiara, Solomon Islands Until recently,…
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December 22, 2019
By Dr Matthew Malone
If the news reported that crocodile or shark attacks were to blame for 20 people…
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December 14, 2019
By Dr Santee Santhanam
I am pleased to announce that tonight's DAISI Charity Ball raised sufficient funds to send…
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October 30, 2019
By Dr Gary McKay
The Solomon Islands today mourns the loss of a great friend and health advocate, past…
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June 17, 2019
By Ale Asa
Apart from Enga provincial government’s (EPG) successful education policy, it has now shifted policy towards…
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January 19, 2019
By Daniel Kozman
A shipping container full of donated medical and surgical equipment was loaded today 19th January…
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August 17, 2018
By Dr Daniel Kozman
On the 16th July Dr Harry Lam and his children (Chiara and Lucas) and myself…
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August 12, 2018
By Dr Harry Lam
My visit to the republic of Kiribati (pronounce Ki-ri-bas) was a delightful follow-up to my…
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July 20, 2018
By Andrew Probyn
PHOTO Australia must also engage with the US in the region, Penny Wong said. Australia…
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June 10, 2018
By Stewart Firth
KEY FINDINGS The challenges to internal resilience in the South-Pacific Islands are both structural —…
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April 25, 2018
By Prof. Peter Hewett
Prof Peter Hewett, with general surgeon and head of department of surgery at National Referral…
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November 15, 2017
By Nili Hali
The inaugural DAISI Charity Ball was a great success, with 190 guests attending raising more…
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September 7, 2017
By Dr Sepehr Lajevardi – Treasurer DAISI
National Referral Hospital Surgical Outreach Team (NRHSOT) surgeon Dr Scott Siota doing key hole surgery…
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July 6, 2017
By Dr Sepehr Lajevardi – Treasurer DAISI
Image: Surgical Registrar Dr Clay Siosi and other surgical registrars practicing laparoscopic surgery on the…
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April 15, 2017
By Anita McKay
Pictured above are DAISI volunteers travelling to Gizo hospital to participate in the laparoscopic surgical visit…
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January 15, 2017
By Karishma Buhariwalla
As a final year medical student at UNSW, I chose Gizo Hospital for one my…
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December 25, 2016
By Dr Sepehr Lajevardi
(Above Left): Clayton Dalano - Operating Theatres Nurse Manager at Gizo Hospital responsible for coordinating patient…
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December 12, 2016
By Lowie Institute
KEY FINDINGS OF LOWIE REPORT Recognising the importance of the Pacific, Prime Minister Turnbull has…
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December 10, 2016
By Danny Kozman
Thanks to the help of a handful of volunteers, DAISI was able to load and…
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December 9, 2016
By David Maze
A 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck 70 kilometres off shore in the Solomon Islands overnight. The…
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October 16, 2016
By Sepehr Lajevardi
Being National Anaesthesia Day, I thought it would be fitting to recognise the incredible contribution…
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October 4, 2016
by Gareth Iremonger
Due to lack of theatre gowns and surgical scrubs National Referral Hospital (NRH) operating theatres…
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