Health

September 30, 2026

SLYDCL renews call for review of 2008 Drug Act in Policy Brief to New NDLEA boss

September 21, 2026

FROM CRIMINALIZATION TO RECOVERY:
Rethinking Sierra Leone’s 2008 National Drugs Control Act

August 31, 2026

The Impact of Drug Trafficking on Sierra Leone’s National Reputation and Youth Development

August 20, 2026

Sierra Leone elected VP of ECOWAS Risk Communication Network

August 3, 2026

Health

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

December 18, 2023

By Kemo Cham The Chief Executive of FOCUS 1000, Mohamed Bailor Jalloh, has said that the availability of a malaria...

Malarian vaccines shipped to Sierra Leone. Photo credit, UNICEF

Sierra Leone: First Malaria vaccine shipment arrives

December 17, 2023

By Kemo Cham Sierra Leone government on Saturday took stock of the first shipment of the world’s first Malaria vaccine....

President Julius Maada Bio launches the National Public Health Agency. Photo credit, Ibrahim Barrie, ManoReporters

Sierra Leone: President Bio launches National Public Health Agency

December 15, 2023

By Mohamed Sahr Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio on Thursday launched the newly established National Public Health Agency (NPHA)...

Dr ShekuTarawallie, President of the Traditional Healers Council Sierra Leone. Photo credit, Kemo Cham, ManoReporters.

Sierra Leone: Traditional Healers President vows to ‘root out’ evil members amid flood of “witchcraft” cases

December 8, 2023

By Kemo Cham Inundated with reports of witchcraft cases, the Council of Tradition Healers Sierra Leone has vowed to clean...

The second phase of the initiative was launched at the just concluded 3rd Conference on Public Health in Africa (CPHIA2023) in Lusaka, Zambia. Photo credit, Africa CDC

Africa CDC, Mastercard Foundation renew Saving Lives initiative

December 7, 2023

By Kemo Cham The Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa-CDC) and the Mastercard Foundation have announced the extension of the...

WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus displays his award as Zambian President Hakainde Hitchilema claps

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