Solomons students to take up Cuba medicine scholarships
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A group of 25 students from Solomon Islands planning to study medicine in Cuba will take up their scholarship at the end of this month.
The Solomon Times reports under the agreement, Cuba is offering 50 scholarship this year for Solomon Island students.
Solomon Islands ministry of health regards the agreement as a big bonus to the Solomon Islands.
It says the Solomon Islands is short of up to 60 doctors.
