ON average, one infant dies daily in Solomon Islands, raising urgent concerns about maternal and child health services nationwide. This heartbreaking revelation was presented by Chief Medical Statistician, Rebecca Manelase, during the second day of the National Healthy Settings Conference in Gizo last week. According to Manelase, a total of 15,831 births were recorded in 2024, including both live births and stillbirths. “An average of one stillbirth is recorded each day, while two infants die every week from complications that are largely preventable,” Manelase reported. Maternal health also remains under pressure.