07/07/2024
Testimonials
Case 1 (pic 1)
A 28yrs old woman and her husband saw me in May, for fertility consultation. They've been together since 2013. I saw her (and her husband) again on 1/07/24. Her pregnancy test was positive. Ultrasound scan confirmed that she was pregnant. She began her booking antenatal visit with us.
Case 2 (pic 2)
A 27yrs old lady with her husband saw me on 11/03/24, seeking fertility assistance. She had surgery for an ectopic pregnancy (pregnancy formed in her right fallopian tube) in 2021. After that, her period became very irregular. Having prolonged periods. Coming on, twice a month.
I devised a management plan for them.
She (and her husband) came with a positive pregnancy test today. Ultrasound scan confirmed an intrauterine pregnancy. She is 8 weeks today - their best Independence present.
This is indeed a precious pregnancy. She began her antenatal visit with us, today.
President J.F Kennedy, in his inaugural address, on 20th January 1961, said, and I quote, "Ask not what your country can do for you - - ask what you can do for your country," end of quote.
Let ask ourselves, how we can individually serve our country.
As our motto says, "To lead is to serve."
Let us use all our gifts, talents, knowledge and whatever resources we have, to serve our people in anyway possible, we can, whether big or small.
If you are gifted in singing, use it to serve. If you are a builder, use your skills. If you can cook, find ways to serve. If you can motivate others, do that. If you have the gift to teach, use it.
Services to many, leads to greatness.
Our overseas partners will come to help us. But it will take us, Solomon Islanders, to build our country. Cos this is our country.
For 15yrs, serving in our public hospitals, I have complained and complained.
Now coming out to do private practice, I've come to appreciate what our government has done for us, giving us, free health care.
Medical drugs and medical equipment are very expensive.
We need a robust economy to increase government's the support for health, inorder to improve our services.
If you go to many countries in the world, you will realise that health care is not free. Very expensive, of course. And if you don't have health insurance, you won't access health care.
Been the Consultant In-charge of the National Referral Hospital's Labour Ward, I have seen mother and their babies sharing one bed (2 or 3 per bed).
I have seen women sitting in queues, for 2 - 5 hours to see me, at my Tuesday Specialist Gynae & Infertility Clinics.
Women (with high risk pregnancies), lining up on Thursdays for my ultrasound scan sessions, doing surveillance on their babies.
Referrals, allover the country coming to see you, in very limited time slots. You have to keep your consultation time to the least minimum time possible, cos they are just too many.
Difficult to do your best for them all, as this drains you, working their lunch. This is the type of work my colleagues continue to do at our public hospitals, serving our people.
To make it worse, all of us, specialists have signed contracts with the government, in which we are not allowed to do private practice after hours, or even when on leave. Making our specialist services, inaccessible to the public.
Deciding to go into full time private practice, makes all my specialist Obstetrics and Gynaecological services, available to the public.
Merci Siwainao Clinic is only 14 months old.
A good number of our fertility patients are already pregnant. And a few have delivered, already.
Since January this year, we are delivered 24 babies, already. All our babies are well. And all our mothers have not developed infections (or any other complications) even up to 28 days after delivery, at the last postnatal check.
This how, I have decided to use my gifts, talents, knowledge and experience, to serve our people, in the private health sector. Complimenting the work of our government. Relieving some of the workloads at NRH, shouldered my by dear colleagues at the Labour Ward, and O& G Department, as a whole.
This is Public Private Partnership in health, for the betterment of our people.
You can access our services, Monday to Sunday, 9am to 9pm.
You can make an appointment or you can just walk in.
We do Malaria tests, General Outpatient Consultation, Specialist Gynae, Fertility check, Antenatal check, pregnancy scan, female pelvic scan, transvaginal scan every day.
On Saturdays, we do cervical cancer screening (VIA test) and treatment for women, and Semen Analysis test (s***m count), for men.
We are located at Henderson, down 9-1 road, opposite Henderson Plaza and Zome. (See arrows indicating the direction along the road)
You can call 7432040.
Happy 46th Independence Anniversary oloketa wantoks. May God bless Solomon Islands from shore to shore.
Dr Jack Siwainao
Consultant Specialist Obstetrician Gynaecologist
