WORK on the proposed dental clinic at Atoifi Adventist Hospital in East Kwaio is set to start.
This following the arrival of building materials at Atoifi port on Sunday 2nd February 2025.
Initially, work on the dental clinic has begun in 2016 but halted due to some issues.
However, with the arrival of the 40 feet container that has all the building materials for constructing the dental clinic as well as electrical, plumbing, and dental chairs and the dental equipment, the project will get off the ground once again.
Dr. Genna Levitch, a Dentist by profession, and his son-in-law, Tim Edwards, from Australia have funded the project.
Edwards won a prize at work and donated the money to fund the project.
Dr Levitch thanked the management of Atoifi School and local staff to make the shipment of building materials arrived in Atoifi.
He said the builder of the dental clinic from Australia will be arriving in Honiara on 17 February with a team of nine builders and cooks.
Dr Levitch will come over on March 10 with a team of five to install the electrical, joinery and dental equipment.
He said the project is expected to complete by March 28 and handover will be done for the school.
The Dental Clinic will feature two dental chairs, a reception area, a staff room, a lab, and a sterilizing room. It will be operated by Atoifi Hospital and will serve residents of the surrounding regions in East Kwaio and other parts of Malaita region.
The funds have been channelled through ADRA Australia and will be administered by ADRA Solomon Islands for implementation.
