SIERRA LEONE – The World Health Organization (WHO) country office in Sierra Leone has responded to a call by the Ministry of Health and Sanitation to replenish medical supplies at…
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CoVDP donates US$2.8m equipment to boost Sierra Leone vaccination efforts
SIERRA LEONE – Government of Sierra Leone has received vehicles including motorbikes and computers worth over US$2.8 million from the COVID-19 Vaccine Delivery Partnership, (CoVDP), for vaccine deployment. CoVDP is…
Read MoreSierra Leone, Mercy Ships expand partnership to bolster surgical care
SIERRA LEONE – The President of the Republic of Sierra Leone His Excellency Julius Maada Bio and Mercy Ships have announced an expansion of their strategic medical partnership to strengthen…
Read MoreSierra Leone integrates HPV vaccines into existing routine immunization
SIERRA LEONE – The Government of Sierra Leone has introduced Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccines into the national immunization schedule in a bid to protect adolescent girls from cervical cancer.…
Read MoreSierra leone hosts conference on midwifery capacity and standards
Sierra Leone – Sierra Leone, country of western Africa, has hosted a meeting in Freetown bringing together over 80 maternal and child health experts from around the world to discuss…
Read MoreSierra Leone teams up with US CDC to strengthen epidemiological capacity
SIERRA LEONE – The Sierra Leone Ministry of Health and Sanitation (MoHS) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in the United States have partnered to increase the…
Read MoreSierra Leone’s maternal health clinic secures funding from Sunrider International
SIERRA LEONE – The Theresa Hakim Hospital in Bo Town, Sierra Leone has received US$20,000 in funding from Sunrider International, a global health and wellness direct sales company. The first…
Read MoreSierra Leone hosts workshop on public health surveillance data
SIERRA LEONE – According to the World Health Organization (WHO), public health experts in Sierra Leone are meeting to review data of the past three months on trend of priority…
Read MoreSierra Leone introduces comprehensive tobacco control laws
SIERRA LEONE – Sierra Leone has introduced the Tobacco and Nicotine Control Act of 2022 after the bill was unanimously passed into law on 3 August 2022 by the country’s…
Read MoreWorld Bank grants US$60 million to support maternal health, child health in Sierra Leone
SIERRA LEONE – The World Bank has approved a US$60 million grant financing to support maternal and child health services for 2 million people in Sierra Leone. Sierra Leone Quality…
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