October 06, 2022
Sierra Leone: Mount Aureol Residents During Care, Health Alerts' Engagement
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October 05, 2022
Sierra Leone: Over 30,000 Aged Need Medical Attention - CEO, Health for the Aged
According to a survey conducted in 2020-2021, over 30,000 aged need medical attention while 10, 000 are suffering from eye problems, says Mohamed S Bah, Chief Executive Officer,… Read more »
September 23, 2022
Sierra Leone: Over 10 Million Children Lost Parents to Covid-19 - Study
About 10.5 million children are estimated to have lost their parents and caregivers during the COVID19 pandemic, JAMA Pediatrics reveals earlier this month. Read more »
Sierra Leone: Marie Stopes Trains Journalists On Safe Motherhood And Reproductive Health Bill
Maries Stopes Sierra Leone (MSSL) on Thursday, 15th September, 2022, held training for journalists, reporters and bloggers across the country at the Sahara Hotel Conference Hall in… Read more »
September 21, 2022
Sierra Leone: Health Minister Pledges Sierra Leone's Commitment to a 24 Percent Increase in Vaccination Uptake
The Minister of Health and Sanitation, Dr. Austin Demby, has in a meeting with ministers of health from West and Central Africa, committed to up scaling Sierra Leone's vaccination… Read more »
September 07, 2022
Sierra Leone: Pre-Budgetary Preparation - Vulnerable Groups Engage Guma Valley, NACSA for Budgetary Inclusion
Budget Advocacy Network BAN, and vulnerable groups including the King George Home for the Aged and the Network of People living with HIV/AIDS NETHIPS, on Thursday September 1,… Read more »
September 01, 2022
Sierra Leone: Health Ministry Leads Plan for Community Scorecard Training Programme
The Ministry of Health and Sanitation, with support from African Leaders Malaria Alliance (ALMA), has on the 28 & 30 August 2022 conducted an inception planning meeting on a… Read more »
Sierra Leone: ACC Engages Kenema Government Hospital
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Eastern Region office has, on Wednesday 17th August, 2022 engaged the hospital management of the Kenema Government Hospital on various… Read more »
August 30, 2022
Africa: WHO - COVID-19 Has Killed One Million People Worldwide Since January
The Covid pandemic has killed one million people worldwide since January, the WHO said Thursday, calling on governments to speed up vaccination as one-third of the world's… Read more »
August 24, 2022
Sierra Leone: Government Increases Salaries, Allocates Fuel to Health Workers
The Ministry of Finance has approved the allocation of financial resources to the Ministry of Health and Sanitation for the welfare of Health Care Workers to address concerns of… Read more »
Sierra Leone: Health Minister Interacts With Health Reporters Network
Executive members of the Health Reporters Network Sierra Leone (HRN-SL) on Friday 19th August 2022 held a fruitful discussion with Sierra Leone Minister of Health and Sanitation… Read more »
Sierra Leone: 34 Military Hospital Commends Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
The Deputy Matron of 34 Military Hospital, Stephanie Hawa Fofanah has on Saturday August 20, 2022 commended members of Freetown Sierra Leone Stake, of the Church of Jesus Christ of… Read more »
August 23, 2022
Sierra Leone: UNFPA Representative, Chargé d'Affairs of Embassy of China Tour Cervical Cancer Screening and Treatment Health Facilities
UNFPA Representative, Ms. Nadia Rasheed and the Chargé d'Affairs of the Embassy of the People's Republic of China, Mr. Li Xiaoyong, on Friday 19 August, visited the King… Read more »
Sierra Leone: Sierra Leone Spends Le400 Billion Yearly On Tobacco Related Issues - Who Reynold Senesie
Quality Control Officer, World Health Organization (WHO), Reynold Senesie, has stated that Sierra Leone as a country was spending over four hundred billion Leones yearly due to the… Read more »
August 19, 2022
Sierra Leone: MOHS Engages CSOs,Partners On COVID-19 Vaccination Support Project
The Ministry of Health and Sanitation, with support from Concern Worldwide, European Union and International Rescue Committee, has engaged stakeholders and civil society… Read more »
August 17, 2022
Sierra Leone: PCMH Provides Over 7000 Free Healthcare Services for Women, Children
Minister of Health and Sanitation, Dr. Austin Demby, has disclosed on a family-work visit to the Ola During Children's Hospital and Princess Christian Maternity Hospital, has said… Read more »
Sierra Leone: Deputy CMO Conducts Facility Inspection At Kingharman Road Hospital
The Deputy Chief Medical Officer Clinical, Dr. Mustapha Kabba, and Director of Hospitals Inspection, Ibrahim Foday-Musa, made an unannounced check at the Kingharman Road Hospital… Read more »
August 08, 2022
Sierra Leone: As a Month Old Baby Suffers, Mother Cries for Help
The one month old daughter of Aminata Saffa from in NJawai Village in Bo Distruct is suffering from imperforate anus defect. The baby is only able to pass stool through her vigina. Read more »
June 03, 2022
Africa: Covid-19 Deaths in Africa to Fall By Nearly 94 Percent in 2022 - WHO
Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in the African Region are expected to decline by almost 94% in 2022 compared to 2021 which was the deadliest year of the pandemic, according to a… Read more »
Sierra Leone: UN Resident Coordinator Commends First Lady, GOSL for Improving Menstrual Health
The UN resident Coordinator, Dr. Babatunde Ahonsi has commended the First Lady of the Republic of Sierra Leone, Fatima Bio and the Government of Sierra Leone (GOSL) for providing… Read more »
June 01, 2022
Sierra Leone: Orange-Sl, Partners Educate Girls On Menstrual Hygiene
In commemoration of Menstrual Hygiene Day, one of the GSM providers in Sierra Leone, Orange SL, on Monday,May 30, brought together young school girls and educated them on how to… Read more »
May 27, 2022
Africa: Menstrual Health, Hygiene Needs Still Unmet in Africa - UNICEF
The United Nations children's Fund (UNICEF) has warned that menstrual health and hygiene management is still out of reach, particularly among the poorest, ethnic groups, refugees,… Read more »
May 25, 2022
Sierra Leone: Overcoming Fistula - the Story of 22-Year-Old Sarah Bangura
It took a little over two years after she sat for the West African Senior School Certificate Examinations (WASSCE) in 2018 for the life of 22-year-old Sarah Bangura to change -… Read more »
Sierra Leone: For Creating Covid-19 Awareness in Schools GPE-NGO Consortium Hailed by Concord Times
Pupils, Teachers, parents and community leaders across four districts in Sierra Leone have hailed the Global Partnership for Education (GPE) and the Consortium of Non-Governmental… Read more »
May 04, 2022
Sierra Leone: MOHS Presents Gifts to Babies Born On Eid Day
The Minister of Health and Sanitation, through President Julius Maada Bio,shared among over twenty babies that were born on Eid Day, between the hours of 12 midnight till 12 noon… Read more »