Twenty-eight nurses from the Solomon Islands are due to take up employment in Vanuatu.
The Vanuatu Public Service Commission board approved their names on 19 July.
The nurses were due to arrive in Vanuatu this week.
The PSC said the nurses will help strengthen and streamline medical and health services from Torress to Aneityum.
“They will be stationed in their respective postings for a period of 2 years contract and there is provision to renew their contracts. This decision is made in the best interest of the people of Vanuatu and via the strategic development framework of the Melanesian Spearhead Group(MSG),” the public commission said.
“Solomon island nurses our Melanesian wantoks shares the culture and tradition with Vanuatu. Therefore their understanding of our situation will be truly a benefit for health services in Vanuatu.”
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