However, there are still concerns about the number of unreported cases.

SIBC news reports that officially, Solomon Islands has 11 recorded cases of HIV/Aids: seven women and four men.

But the Co-ordinator of the Solomons' STI and HIV National Campaign, Isaac Muliloa, was quoted as saying they know there are many more cases which haven't been reported.

Solomon Islands has begun a free HIV/Aids screening programme, but the stigma attached to the infection means many are not using it.