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Girls at risk of HPV transmission: Vaccinations eliminate cervical cancer
By Emma Black The Freetown Secondary School for Girls, known fondly as “FSSG”, is a haven for pre-adolescent and teenage...
Men don’t know risks of HPV, virus transmission and cancer
By Emma Black The group of young men gathered under a makeshift overhang known as an “ataya base”, in downtown...
Two decades of hostile drug policies: Where is Sierra Leone in all of this?
By Habib Taigore Kamara In 2009, a global political declaration on the control of illicit drugs was made. Member countries...
Africa CDC: Study shows weak drug resistance surveillance capacity in Sierra Leone
A huge gap in laboratory and scientific capacity is hindering Africa’s ability to test for Anti-Microbial Resistance (AMR), thereby exposing...
Social Workers Sierra Leone conducts first ever FGA for PWDs
Social Workers Sierra Leone (SWSL) has concluded a two-day training on Forgiveness, Gratitude and Appreciation (FGA) for People Living with...
Consignment of tramadol destined for Freetown intercepted in Nigeria
A consignment of Tramadol headed for Sierra Leone is among a huge drug burst by Nigerian authorities over the weekend....
Liberia rules out infectious disease as cause of mass cattle deaths
Laboratory examinations and analyses have ruled out infectious disease as cause of the mass deaths of cattle in Liberia earlier...
Ending HIV/AIDS impossible without reducing inequality – UNAIDS, partners warn
A group of international humanitarian organizations have called for urgent action to end inequality if the world is to have...
Sierra Leone restricts livestock movement after Liberia mass cattle deaths
Sierra Leone has imposed a temporary ban on the movement of livestock - cattle, goats, and sheep - between its...
