According to the website of New Zealand National Radio (RNZ), on the evening of October 28, the office of the Prime Minister of Solomon Islands announced that Prime Minister Matthew Will had been sent to Australia for 'emergency medical treatment'.
Last weekend, Will was taken to the National Referral Hospital in Honiara, the capital city. After evaluation by doctors, he was transferred to Australia on the 28th for further treatment.
The statement reads: "We wish the Prime Minister a speedy recovery, improved health, and a safe journey during his required medical treatment."
The statement did not disclose any more details about Will’s condition.
Solomon Islands Prime Minister Matthew Will RNZ
In May of this year, elections for the Prime Minister were held in Solomon Islands, and Will was elected. He was born in 1968. In 2008, he was elected as a member of the Solomon Islands Parliament for the first time and has been re-elected ever since. From 2008 to 2010, he served as the Minister of Education and Human Resources Development. After the parliamentary elections in 2019, Will failed to win the position of Prime Minister and subsequently became the leader of the opposition party in parliament.
