Health

Sierra Leone launches Mpox vaccination campaign as cases rise

March 27, 2025

Sierra Leone: Health Alert, partners launch advocacy for increased domestic health financing

March 20, 2025

AHAIC 2025: Experts, campaigners discuss opportunities to enhance immunization coverage in Africa

March 10, 2025

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Mpox: Sierra Leone records first fatality

March 7, 2025

Second Lassa Fever international conference slated for September in Abidjan

March 7, 2025

Health

First Lady Fatima Bio speaks at an event marking the discharge of 40 former drug addictions on Saturday, April 16. Photo credit, Morrie Koroma, ManoReporters

Drug war: First Lady says people in government undermining her husband

April 25, 2024

By Kemo Cham First Lady Fatima Bio has accused unnamed powerful people within her husband’s administration of undermining his efforts...

Sierra Leoneans should decide on the faith of FGM – EU officials

April 22, 2024

German Ambassador to Sierra Leone, Jens Kraus-Masse, has says while Germany believes that all harmful cultural practices should be stopped,...

Dr Sulaiman Lakoh speaks during the inception meeting. Photo credit, ManoReporters

Malaria: Pujehun to host study on delayed care-seeking for febrile illnesses

April 21, 2024

By Cheryl Alafia Thomas Sustainable Health Systems Sierra Leone, in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and other partners, has...

Sierra Leonean innovator’s AI-powered robotic offers solution to environmental compliance

April 18, 2024

By Kemo Cham Abdul and his co-founder building the robot that represented Sierra Leone at the 2023 World Robotics Competition...

A screen grab of Sierra Leone's President Julius Maada Bio aaddressing the nation on the drug epidemic facing the country, on Thursday, April 4, 2024. He declared a National Emergency on Drug and Substance Abuse. Phot credit, Kemo Cham, ManoReporters.

Sierra Leone: President Bio declares National Emergency on drug and substance abuse

April 4, 2024

By Kemo Cham Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio has declared a National Emergency on drug and substance abuse, vowing...

Helen Clark, Board Chair of the Partnership for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (PMNCH) and former Prime Minister of New Zealand; and Martin Chungong, Secretary General of the Inter-Parliamentary Union

PMNCH and IPU leadership on repeal of law banning FGM in The Gambia

April 3, 2024

By Helen Clark and Martin Chungong As the world’s leading alliance committed to the health and well-being of women, children...

Dr. Joshua Coker, a Consultant Nephrologist at Connaught. Photo credit, Mohamed Sahr, ManoReporters.

Experts lament high burden of kidney diseases in Sierra Leone

March 25, 2024

By Mohamed Sahr Experts at Sierra Leone’s main government – Connaught – have warned of a high prevalence of kidney...

(VIDEO) Sierra Leone races against polio resurgence

March 21, 2024

Medical microbiologist Brig. General Prof. Foday Sahr has his first major test at hand as head of Sierra Leone's recently...

Study to compare impact of COVID-19 response measures in Sierra Leone and Canada

March 13, 2024

By Cheryl Thomas Participants at the event at the Atlantic Hotel along Lumley Beach. Photo credit, Hassan Camara, ManoReporters A...

A Health worker vccinates a child with polio vaccine. Photo credit, WHO Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone: Authorities appeal for vaccination of children following detection of polio viruses