Health

Africa CDC signs Strategic Partnership agreement with Africa Public Health Foundation

July 26, 2024

Sierra Leone announces detection of Type 2 Poliovirus, urges calm amid further analysis

July 12, 2024

Sierra Leone: Formal launching of CSO platform on drugs and substance abuse

July 10, 2024

CSO platform on drugs and substance abuse formally launched

July 7, 2024

Sierra Leone to host trial of Ebola vaccine developed at University of Wisconsin-Madison

July 5, 2024

Health

Sierra Leone prepares for safe return of Hajj pilgrims, amid Public Health Concerns

July 5, 2024

By Morrie Koroma The annual Hajj pilgrimage, one of the five pillars of Islam, saw around 1.8 million Muslims gather...

Sierra Leone launches nationwide vaccination campaign against Measles and Rubella

July 3, 2024

By Kemo Cham After nearly a week of delay, Sierra Leone is kick-starting a nationwide mass vaccination campaign against Measles...

Dr. Sandra Lako, Mercy Ships Country Director, Sierra Leone. Image, Mohamed Sahr, ManoReporters.

Mercy Ships conducted over 1,700 surgeries in 10 months

July 2, 2024

By Mohamed Sahr Mercy Ships conducted a total of 1,728 surgeries during its latest mission to Sierra Leone, the charity...

Koinadugu: Health workers defy obstacles to take lifesaving polio vaccines to hard-to-reach communities

June 19, 2024

Sierra Leone conducted the second round of a supplementary mass poliovirus vaccination campaign from June 8 to 11. In Koinadugu,...

A sample of Kush confiscated by the Sierra Leone Police. Image, Sierra Leone Police

Kush may contain potentially more harmful chemical than initially thought – Report

June 14, 2024

By Kemo Cham A study to identify the composition of Kush, the synthetic drug at the center of the ongoing...

Officials speak to the press in a conference room of the EOC. Photo credit, Morrie Koroma, ManoReporters

Sierra Leone: Polio vaccination campaign round two targets 1.5 million children nationwide

June 6, 2024

By Morrie Koroma The National Poliovirus Vaccination Campaign's second round is set to commence, with key challenges from the first...

Solar Power Installations Are Saving Lives At 6 Hospitals In Sierra Leone

May 20, 2024

Press Release Six main hospitals in Sierra Leone are now enjoying clean, reliable and affordable energy following installation of solar...

Participants at the training on Friday, May 17, 2024. Photo credit, Health Alert Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone: Health Alert trains journalists on reporting health financing

May 19, 2024

By Kemo Cham The Sierra Leonean Civil Society Organization Health Alert on Friday conducted a one-day training on reporting on...

(VIDEO) Sierra Leone striving to maintain Polio-free status

May 18, 2024

In March 2024, a strain of the circulating vaccine derived poliovirus type 2 was detected in a sewage system in...

(Podcast) Roll out of world’s first malaria vaccine in Sierra Leone