Who Holds the Record · country brief · data as of 2026-10-01Who holds the health record in Solomon Islands?
In 2026, Solomon Islands scores 25 of 100 on a person's right to see, control and share their own health record: rank 181= of 196 countries (likely range 160 to 192), in the Weak band (25 to 44). Who holds the keys: Institutional. Source: Who Holds the Record, SuperTruth, data as of 2026-10-01.
Solomon Islands has no data protection law, no right-to-information law and no electronic patient record; most patients carry their own paper booklet.
Published · updated · data as of 2026-10-01 · research tool, not legal advice
Can I get my health records in Solomon Islands?
Access to the full record scores 30 of 100 in Solomon Islands, against a median of 43 across 196 countries. No law gives patients a right to see or copy their health record, and there is no right-to-information law. In practice most patients keep their own paper care booklet, which the World Bank says is at high risk of being lost or damaged.
Can I control who sees my health record in Solomon Islands?
Control and consent scores 25 of 100 in Solomon Islands, against a median of 30 across 196 countries. Patients have no legal say over who sees or uses their health data, no opt-out and no access log. There is no general data protection law, so control rests with the Ministry of Health and individual clinicians.
Eight rights, against Micronesia, Papua New Guinea, Marshall Islands and the EU
| Patient access to the full record20% | 30 | 20 · 30 · 20 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patient control and consent20% | 25 | 22 · 28 · 25 | |
| Privacy and security15% | 25 | 22 · 30 · 30 | |
| Connected care journey15% | 20 | 34 · 20 · 20 | |
| Protection from commercial use10% | 20 | 15 · 20 · 15 | |
| Clinician access at the point of care10% | 20 | 34 · 15 · 18 | |
| Research and trial consent5% | 43 | 49 · 43 · 46 | |
| Clinical AI governance5% | 18 | 20 · 20 · 18 |
Black dot: Solomon Islands. Hollow dots: Micronesia, Papua New Guinea, Marshall Islands (scores on the right, same order). Grey line: median of all 196 countries. Dashed teal line: EU median. Overall: Solomon Islands 25, EU median 61. Scores move in steps of about 5; read the rank with its likely range.
What would Solomon Islands need to change to score higher?
Solomon Islands sits in Weak (25 to 44); Mixed starts at 45. The two rights furthest below the 196-country median, weighted, are privacy and security (25, median 45) and connected care journey (20, median 38). The published rubric reads:
- Privacy and security: Health-sector enforcement on the record: an independent regulator deciding health-data cases, breach notification and penalties applied.
- Connected care journey: Primary care, hospitals, labs, pharmacy, claims and public health linked to one record and used at national scale.
Which laws give health record rights in Solomon Islands?
- Constitution of Solomon Islands 1978, sections 9 and 12 (1978): Protects against search of person or property without consent; protects freedom to receive and communicate information.
- Medical and Dental Practitioners Act 1988 (No. 7 of 1988) (1988): Registers doctors and dentists; Board can discipline negligence and unprofessional conduct. No specific confidentiality clause.
- Telecommunications Act 2009 (No. 20 of 2009), sections 72 and 73, as amended 2021 (2009): Limits consumer data collection and protects communications confidentiality, for the telecom sector only.
Strain and split context, not scored
- Doctors per 10,000
- 2.9 2024
- Nurses and midwives per 10,000
- 21.3 2024
- Private insurance + out-of-pocket
- 3.3% 2023
- Record reaches private care?
- unknown
Published stories
- none published in the last two years
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