THE Child Right International Network (CRIN) highlighted that children’s access to health services is challenging in Solomon Islands.

In the CRIN report, the research team observed that access to health services by children is increasingly tough, which is a direct adverse hit on their right to health services.

The CRIN suggests that this is due to the country’s largely subsistence population, adding to being dispersed across many islands, and the minimal infrastructure and transportation links.

Furthermore, there is possibility of limited access to immunisation and other health services, weak outreach system, poor health infrastructure management, accountability and unclear reporting lines.

“The attitudes of health workers and status of health facilities is limited use of health services,” according to the CRIN.

With this shortfall, Child’s International network spotted that Solomon Islands remains highest in child mortality rate among Pacific island nations.

The CRIN is a global research, policy and advocacy organsation that set its ground in the United Nation Convention on the Rights of the Child which Solomon Islands is also a member.

CRIN’s goal is to create a world where children’s rights are recognised, respected and enforced, and every rights violation has a remedy.

Its work is based on five core beliefs consisted on, believe in rights not charity, stronger when work together, information is power and it should be free and accessible.

Furthermore, societies, organisations and institutions should be open, transparent and accountable followed by belief in protecting children’s right not ourselves.