Health

Mpox: How Sierra Leone’s response became lesson for Africa

December 15, 2025

Mpox: Africa CDC to redeploy experts from Sierra Leone to Liberia

November 21, 2025

Sierra Leone investigating suspicious skin infections amid fears of anthrax outbreak

November 19, 2025

Studies show “worrying” trend of viral infections in Sierra Leone

November 16, 2025

Business and Economy

Sierra Leone’s Last Great Apes Refuge Battles Encroachment

November 16, 2025

Health

‘Empowering disadvantaged communities is key to attaining Universal Health Coverage’ – CHASL

February 29, 2024

By Kemo Cham in Abuja For countries to attain Universal Health Coverage (UHC), hard-to-reach communities must be empowered, a pilot...

Health Minister Dr Austin Demby speaks at the launch of Sierra Leone's Child Health Action Plan on Monday, February 26, 2024. Photo credit, Mohamed Sahr, ManoReporters

Sierra Leone launches Child Health Action Plan targeting further reduction in underage deaths

February 28, 2024

By Mohamed Sahr The Sierra Leone Ministry of Health has unveiled a Child Health Action Plan designed to reduce deaths...

$Dr Dennis Cherian, Acting Managing Director of Technical Services\Associate Vice President for Health, Nutrition and WASH at Corus International. Photo credit, Kemo Cham, ManoReporters$

No alternative to Universal Health Coverage – Dr Dennis Cherian

February 27, 2024

By Kemo Cham in Abuja The world has no option but to work towards attaining Universal Health Coverage (UHC), Dr...

ManoReporters Editor to discuss universal healthcare at media science café in Abuja

February 26, 2024

The editor of ManoReporters, Kemo Cham, is set to participate in an expert panel discussion on Universal Health Coverage (UHC)...

Sierra Leone’s first media café: Journalists, religious leaders, health workers share rare informal platform

February 14, 2024

At the end of December, Internews convened the first ever media science café in Sierra Leone. It brought together journalists,...

Sierra Leone: Walk to end Neglected Tropical Diseases (VIDEO)

February 8, 2024

Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) are a group of diseases that cause debilitating conditions in victims, from blindness to swollen legs...

School pupils march along a highway in Freetown as part of commemoration of World Neglected Tropical Diseases in Sierra Leone on January 30th, 2024. Photo credit, Ibrahim Barrie, ManoReporters

Sierra Leone commemorates World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day

February 4, 2024

By Kemo Cham and Juliana E. P. Kabba Sierra Leone last week joined the rest of the world to commemorate...

Residents of Kaboreh Village in Karene District line up to be tested for malaria by health workers as part of the Global Fund supported Static Campaign. Photo credit, Kemo Cham, ManoReporters.

Malaria: 2023 ends in a positive note, but challenges remain

December 31, 2023

By Kemo Cham First published on the print edition of Politico Newspapers In Gbom Samba, out of 97 people tested...

Martha Kanu of the Christian Health Association of Sierra Leone speaks to a group of health journalists during the first ever media cafe in Sierra Leone on Thursday, December 21, 2023. Photo credit, Kemo Cham, ManoReporters.

First Media Science Café held in Sierra Leone

December 30, 2023

By Juliana E P Kabba The first ever media science café to be held in Sierra Leone concluded in Freetown...

Mohamed Bailor Jalloh, CEO, FOCUS 1000, speaks to journalists in Kaboreh Village, Karene District on Sunday, December 17, 2023. Photo credit, Kemo Cham, ManoReporters.

Malaria: Vaccine is ‘icing on the cake’ in fight against parasitic disease