Health
Suspected Mpox Case Investigated in Kono District
KONO DISTRICT, SIERRA LEONE – August 21, 2024 – Health authorities in Kono District are on high alert following the...
ECOWAS Raises Urgent Alarm as Monkeypox Continues to Spread in West Africa
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Regional Centre for Surveillance and Disease Control has raised alarms over the...
First Case of More Dangerous Mpox Found Outside Africa
Sweden's public health agency has recorded what it says is the first case of a more dangerous type of mpox...
WHO Declares Mpox Outbreak in Africa a Global Health Emergency
The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the growing mpox outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and...
Mercy Ships Returns to Freetown to Deliver Over 1,400 Life-Changing Surgeries
Freetown, Sierra Leone - August 14, 2024 - The world’s largest civilian hospital ship, the Global Mercy, arrived in Freetown...
Sierra Leone Steps Up Efforts to Prevent Monkeypox Amid Regional Outbreaks
Freetown, Sierra Leone — The Government of Sierra Leone, through its National Public Health Agency (NPHA) and the Ministry of...
Sierra Leone Government Announces Detection of New Type 2 Poliovirus Case
Health officials in Sierra Leone are probing a recent Type 2 poliovirus case, marking the first such occurrence in three...
Decade Since Ebola, Sierra Leone Fights Another Deadly Fever
Ecologist James Koninga searches through the darkness of a small mud and thatch home in eastern Sierra Leone for a...
Nigerian Medical Volunteers Arrive in Sierra Leone
Freetown, Sierra Leone – Last Sunday, Frank Azuike, the Charge D’Affaires at the Nigerian High Commission in Sierra Leone, officially...
Ministry of Health Launches Pregnancy Tracking Application
The Ministry of Health has launched the Pregnancy Registration and Service Tracking Application (PReSTack) to reduce the maternal mortality rate...
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