The Solomon Islands National Statistics Office is conducting a nation-wide Village Resources Survey VRS in preparation for the 2009 national census of population.  A total of 50 field officers who worked in pairs formed a total of 25 teams to visit all the villages in the country. A malaria survey will also be completed along with the VRS. The four months survey kick started in October 2007.

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The Solomon Islands Demographic Health Survey 2006/7 SDHS have been completed. Field operation was completed in April 2007 and Data processing was completed in May 2007 as scheduled.

ADB Consultant Han Raggers who designed the SDHS data processing system has returned to the Solomon Islands in June 2007 to run preliminary tables. Tabulation process of DHS for both Solomon Islands and the Marshall Islands will be finalized thereafter; both countries completed the survey in 2007.

Gender Based Violence (GBV) Solomon Islands in-country office has been established. The office has recruited personnel for the first phase of the (qualitative) survey.

The Pacific Regional Macro Economic and Poverty Reduction Advisor -David Abbott is in the Solomon Islands from 22nd of May to 8th of June 2007 to calculate the Solomon Islands national Basic Needs Poverty Line and estimate the incidence of basic needs poverty in the country.

A draft report of the Solomon Islands National Basic Needs Poverty Line and the incidence of basic needs poverty in the country is presented to the supervising Permanent Secretary - Shadrack Fanega.

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