Summary of publication
The page contains the October 2023 independent evaluation of the Solomon Islands Medical Partnership for Learning, Education and Research (SIMPLER), and the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) Management Response to the evaluation report.
Background
From 2015 to 2024, the Solomon Islands Medical Partnership for Learning, Education and Research (SIMPLER) placed Australian volunteer health professionals in the National Referral Hospital (NRH) in Honiara.
The Australian health professionals worked alongside local colleagues to help supervise and train large numbers of foreign-trained medical graduates returning to Solomon Islands.
SIMPLER was a collaboration between:
- Australian Volunteers International (AVI)
- the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT)
- the Solomon Islands Ministry of Health & Medical Services (MHMS), and
- the National Referral Hospital (NRH) in Honiara.
SIMPLER supported the Solomon Islands Ministry of Health and Medical Services (MHMS) through increasing the capacity and capability of the country’s health workforce and strengthening NRH systems.