Health

CPHIA2023: WHO Director-General conferred Africa CDC’s 2023 Lifetime Achievement Award in Public Health

November 28, 2023

3rd Conference on public health in Africa opens with emphasis on need for vaccine independence

November 28, 2023

CPHIA is positioning Africa on global health agenda – Africa CDC boss

November 27, 2023

ManoReporters editor among inaugural cohort of African Union funded health journalism fellowship

November 24, 2023

Africa’s largest conference on public health to take place in Zambia

November 24, 2023

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Women protesting in Pujehun in the southern region of Sierra Leone on Saturday, November 11, 2023. The women called on the government to act and end importation and sale of drugs, which they say are killing their youths and leading to high crime rate in the district. Photo credit, Brima Sannoh, ManoReporters

Sierra Leone: Protesting women threaten to go nude over drug ‘epidemic’

by Brima Sannoh in Pujehun

November 12, 2023

Protesting women angry about apparent inaction against drug abuse in Sierra Leone have threatened to take their action a step...

The delegation meets with the head of the UN Country Team, Babatunde Ahonsi in Freetown. Photo Credit, Pauline Loyce Ajello, WHO

Sierra Leone hosts joint WHO, Africa CDC Scoping Mission

November 11, 2023

By Kemo Cham A joint mission of World Health Organization (WHO) and the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...

Participants at the training. Photo credit, Juliana Kabba, ManoReporters

APHRC Trains Journalists on Sexual and Reproductive Health Reporting

November 1, 2023

By Juliana Kabba The African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC) on Monday 30th October conducted training for a group...

Kadiatu Savage, Director of Mental Health in the Ministry of Health and Sanitation, launches the report on homelessness in Freetown

Social Workers Sierra Leone launches first report on homelessness in Freetown

October 31, 2023

By John Gboko Kamara & Kemo Cham A study on homelessness in Freetown has revealed that people living with disabilities...

Dr Heidi Larson, researcher and founder of the Global Listening Project. Photo credit, Kemo Cham, ManoReporters

Message of hope is best way to counter vaccine skepticism – Dr Heidi Larson

October 27, 2023

By Kemo Cham In the face of vaccine apathy, fuelled by false information spread online, the best response is a...

Chief Ismail Koroma, Chiefdom Speaker Small Bo Chiefdom, signing the by-law as District Medical Officer Dr Donald Grant looks on. Photo credit, James Flee, manoReporters

Kenema: Authorities introduce by-laws to curb rising maternal deaths

October 25, 2023

By James Flee in Kenema A rise in the number of maternal deaths has sparked concerns in Kenema, prompting radical...

SWSL Coordinator, Hassan Koroma, leads a session on FGA. Photo credit, Ibrahim Barrie, ManoReporters

SWSL conducts training of trainers for graduate, trainee social workers

October 20, 2023

By Juliana Kabba Social Workers Sierra Leone (SWSL) on Thursday October 19 commenced a two-day training of trainers session on...

The cargo ship, PROBO KOALA was hired to ship the deadly substance to Abidjan. Photo Credit, The Environmental ATlass.

Ivory Coast: 17 years later, victims of toxic waste dump incident get justice

October 15, 2023

By Kemo Cham Victims of a toxic waste dump incident in Ivory Coast will now breath a sigh of relief...

SLYDCL organized a session to engage drug users in observance of the day. Photo credit, Ibrahim Barrie, ManoReporters

Sierra Leone: SLYDCL commemorates World Mental Health Day

October 14, 2023

By Juliana Kabba Social Linkages for Youths Development and Child Link (SLYDCL) on Tuesday, October 10, joined the rest of...

Sierra Leone’s Free Health Care still faces challenges, 13 years later