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Sierra Leone: Two killed after “overloaded” boat capsizes
By Brima Sannoh in Pujehun Two people have been confirmed dead after their boat believed to be overloaded capsized in...
Sierra Leone: At least five dead as flash floods hit Freetown
At least five people have been reported dead and several others injured or missing as torrential rain hits the Sierra...
Sierra Leone: Scale-up anti-rabies strategy focuses on awareness raising
Since its discovery 40 decades ago, rabies remains one of the world’s scariest diseases. Not only does it have one...
Health Care for the Aged: How a Single Story is Changing the Narratives
By Sulaiman Stom Korma In 2016 a tragic incident that has now turned out to be a solution for the...
Mercy Ships to return to Sierra Leone after 10-year absence
The humanitarian organisation Mercy Ships is expected to return to Sierra Leone next year, thanks to an appeal by the...
Sierra Leone bans public smoking and advertising of tobacco products
The Sierra Leone Parliament has passed a bill banning public smoking, fulfilling a long-time desire of anti-smoking campaigners. The...
AIDS2022: Sierra Leone makes progress in Global Fund Assessment
Sierra Leone is among four countries that made the largest increase in efforts to ensure access to services for people...
AIDS2022: Stigma & discrimination still barrier to accessing prevention, treatment – Research
Stigma and discrimination are at the heart of hinderances faced by the global response to HIV/AIDS, yet they are often...
AIDS 2022: Campaigners lament “needless” deaths despite scientific breakthroughs
The HIV pandemic gained grounds in the last two years and “needlessly” killed millions of people, despite advances in scientific...
Kenema residents in shock after tragic end of graduation party
By Brima Sannoh Residents in Sierra Leone’s eastern Kenema district are still in shock, two days after the tragic ending...
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