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Sierra Leone: ECOWAS Court rules in favour of woman raped by Paramount Chief
The Community Court of Justice of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has ordered the Sierra Leone government...
Marburg: Ghana confirms first cases of deadly viral disease
Ghana’s health authorities have confirmed the country’s first cases of the deadly Marburg Virus Disease (MVD), after results of confirmation...
Africa faces increased threat of zoonotic disease outbreak – WHO
Africa risks becoming a hotspot of for emerging infectious diseases unless action is taken to prevent this, the World Health...
Suspected Marburg Virus in Ghana – WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) says it is working with Ghanaian authorities to prepare for a possible response to an...
Sierra Leone: Doctors issue ultimatum over “abrupt” salary deductions
Medical doctors in Sierra Leone have threatened to withhold their services if three months allowances “abruptly deducted” from their salaries...
Pujehun: Rapist teacher gets 16 years jail term
A primary school teacher accused of raping an underage pupil in the southern Pujehun District of Sierra Leone has been...
Sierra Leone to introduce longitudinal population-based study
Sierra Leone has got the go-ahead for the establishment of research centers for longitudinal population-based studies in the country. Three...
Liberian Vice President hails Freetown’s hosting of continental sexual health rights confab
Liberian Vice President, Jewel Howard Taylor, has hailed Sierra Leone’s hosting of the continental sexual and health rights conference, noting that it...
Pujehun: “Rapist” teacher back in detention after second court appearance
By Francis Lahai Conteh A primary school teacher on trial for alleged rape of a minor in Pujehun was sent...
Sierra Leone denies WHO report of Monkeypox cases
Sierra Leone has denied report by the World Health Organization (WHO) that it has recorded cases of Monkeypox this year....
