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Tackling malaria in Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone has one of the highest burdens of malaria in the world.…

Categories of staff to be trained

Improving access to mental health services in Sierra Leone

Mental health service delivery remains challenging in Sierra Leone…

A cross section of families affected by the 2015 flooding in Freetown

Sierra Leone health sector better prepared against seasonal flooding

Flooding from torrential rainfall is the most common form of natural…

A child receiving Vitamin A supplementation during the campaign

Maternal and Child Health Week Campaign Brings Vaccines to 1.5 Million Children

Five days of Immunization Activities to deliver integrated maternal…

WHO and partners at the launch of the report in Freetown Sierra Leone

Mental Health Funding and the SDGs: What now & who pays? Report Launched in Sierra Leone

A global report titled “Mental Health Funding and the SDGs: What now…

Dr Anders Nordström WHO Representative to Sierra Leone, moderating one of the sessions during the summit

High level international conference on health workforce ends in Sierra Leone

In order to address some of the staffing challenges that affect…

The Deputy Minister of Health & Sanitation launching the four malaria control documents on World Malaria Day 2016

Sierra Leone Launches New Malaria Policy Documents at World Malaria Day 2016 Commemoration

Sierra Leone commemorated World Malaria Day 2016 with the launched of…

Relief for families impacted by Ebola flare-up

Sierra Leone is once again counting down the days until the latest…

Cross section of contacts and communities celebrating the discharge of the 33 contacts

Statement by WHO Sierra Leone to the media on the discharge of contacts from monitoring and follow up delivered by the WHO Representative, Dr Anders Nordström.

On 3 February 33 contacts were discharge from quarantine…

Government Press Statement: Confirmation of EVD Death in Sierra Leone – 16 January 2016

The Ministry of Health and Sanitation confirms a positive swab Ebola…